In Formal Opinion 504, the ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility sought to clarify ABA Model Rule 8.5’s choice-of-law provision. The Opinion provides an overview of Rule 8.5 ...

Although the ABA has attempted to bring some uniformity with its promulgation of Model Rules, most of them have not been adopted by all states in the same form, leading to some dramatic differences.

The duty of lawyers coming to the defense of judges is aspirational and involves defending judges because the judge's rationale for his or her ruling is confined to the explanation provided in the ...

Attorneys practicing remotely must understand the related ethical issues under the American Bar Association Model Rules of Professional Conduct (ABA Model Rules) as they communicate with and manage ...

Several states are weighing an ABA-led push to encourage attorneys handling intellectually disabled and elderly clients to ...

Previously, as the only state not to adopt some version of the American Bar Association's Model Rule 8.3, California has now finally joined the rest of the nation. California's new Rule of ...