Following is the 24th post in a series from Parker Taylor Law Group about recent changes to the California Bar Association (CBA)’s Rules of Professional Conduct (RPC). This rule is found in Chapter 1 – “Lawyer-Client Relationship” and focuses on “competence.” The Rule of Professional Conduct, as revised, is as follows: Rule 1.1 Competence (a) ...Read More
Following is the 23rd post in a series from Parker Taylor Law Group about recent changes to the California Bar Association’s Rules of Professional Conduct (RPC). This rule is found in Chapter 1 – “Lawyer-Client Relationship” and focuses on a client’s confidential information. The Rule of Professional Conduct, as revised, is as follows: Rule 1.6 ...Read More
Following is the 22nd post in a series from Parker Taylor Law Group about recent changes to the California Bar Association’s Rules of Professional Conduct (RPC). This rule is found in Chapter 6, which is titled “Public Service.” As a new rule, this is not simply a revision of a previous rule. CBA’s Rule 6.3...Read More
Following is the 21st post in a series about recent changes to the California Bar Association’s Rules of Professional Conduct (RPC). This rule is found in Chapter 4, which is titled “Transactions with Persons Other than Clients.” As this is a new rule, it is not a revision of a previous rule. CBA’s Rule 4.4...Read More
Following is the twelfth in a series of posts about recent changes to the California Bar Association’s Rules of Professional Conduct (RPC), under the category of “Lawyer-Client Relations” – related to “special conflicts of interest for former and current government officials and employees.” As with other new RPC rules, Rule 1.11 does not directly correspond...Read More
Following is the eleventh in a series of posts about recent changes to the California Bar Association’s Rules of Professional Conduct (RPC), under the category of “Lawyer-Client Relations” – related to “imputation of conflicts of interest.” As with Rules 1.2, 1.8.2, and 1.8.11 of the new RPC, Rule 1.10 does not directly correspond to any...Read More
Following is the tenth in a series of posts by Parker Taylor Law Group reflecting recent changes to the California Bar Association’s Rules of Professional Conduct (RPC), under the category of “Lawyer-Client Relationship” – related to the “imputation of prohibitions under Rules 1.8.1 to 1.8.9.” The Rule of Professional Conduct is as follows: Rule 1.8.11...Read More
Following is the ninth in a series of posts from Parker Taylor Law Group reflecting recent changes to the California Bar Association’s Rules of Professional Conduct (RPC), under the category of “Lawyer-Client Relations” – related to the “use of a current client’s information.” The Rule of Professional Conduct is as follows: Rule 1.8.2 Use of...Read More
Following is the eighth in a series of posts from Parker Taylor Law Group reflecting recent changes to the California Bar Association’s Rules of Professional Conduct (RPC), under the category of “Lawyer-Client Relations” – related to “scope of representation and allocation of authority.” The Rule of Professional Conduct is as follows: Rule 1.2 Scope of...Read More
Following is the seventh in a series of posts from Parker Taylor Law Group reflecting recent changes to the California Bar Association’s Rules of Professional Conduct (RPC). As with our earlier posts, this one comes under the category of “Lawyer-Client Relationship,” but was formerly under “Financial Relationship with Clients” – related to a client’s funds...Read More
