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  2. American Bar Association Model Rules of Professional Conduct

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    1.7-1.11: Conflicts of Interest, including restrictions on attorneys arising from current clients, [9] [10] former clients, [11] prior work as a government employee or judge, [12] [13] and association with law firms. [14] 2 Counselor 2.1: Attorney's role as a candid advisor on topics within and outside of the law. [15] 3 Advocate

  3. Duty to report misconduct - Wikipedia

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    The duty to report misconduct is one of the ethical duties imposed on attorneys in the United States by the rules governing professional responsibility. [1] With certain exceptions, an attorney who becomes aware that either a fellow attorney or a judge has committed an act in violation of the rules of ethical conduct must report that violation.

  4. Attorney–client privilege - Wikipedia

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    Attorneyclient privilege or lawyerclient privilege is the common law doctrine of legal professional privilege in the United States. Attorneyclient privilege is "[a] client's right to refuse to disclose and to prevent any other person from disclosing confidential communications between the client and the attorney."

  5. Professional responsibility - Wikipedia

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    Professional responsibility is a set of duties ... the lawyer's ability to represent a client is materially limited by the lawyer's loyalty to another client, a ...

  6. Legal ethics - Wikipedia

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    The Model Rules address many topics which are found in state ethics rules, including the client-lawyer relationship, duties of a lawyer as advocate in adversary proceedings, dealings with persons other than clients, law firms and associations, public service, advertising, and maintaining the integrity of the profession. Respect of client ...

  7. Rights of audience - Wikipedia

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    In common law, a right of audience is generally a right of a lawyer to appear and conduct proceedings in court on behalf of their client. [1] [2] In English law, there is a fundamental distinction between barristers, who have rights of audience in the superior court, and solicitors, who have rights of audience in the lower courts, unless a certificate of advocacy is obtained, which allows a ...

  8. Diddy lawyer quits amid federal sex crimes charges: 'Under no ...

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    Combs lawyers argue the law has a history of racial bias and rarely results in prosecution for white people. Sean 'Diddy' Combs' lawyers slam feds for using 'racist' law 'used to target Black men'

  9. Law firm - Wikipedia

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    The primary service rendered by a law firm is to advise clients (individuals or corporations) about their legal rights and responsibilities, and to represent clients in civil or criminal cases, business transactions, and other matters in which legal advice and other assistance are sought.