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 20th 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 4.3...Read More
Following is the eighteenth in a series of posts about recent changes to the California Bar Association’s Rules of Professional Conduct (RPC). This rule is found in Chapter 3, which is titled “Advocate.” As this is a new rule, it is not a revision of a previous rule. CBA’s Rule 3.9 addresses “advocacy in a...Read More
Following is the seventeenth in a series of posts about recent changes to the California Bar Association’s Rules of Professional Conduct (RPC). This rule is found in Chapter 3, which is titled “Advocate.” This is a new rule, not a revision of a previous one. CBA’s Rule 3.2 addresses “delay of litigation” and can be...Read More
Following is the sixteenth in a series of posts about recent changes to the California Bar Association’s Rules of Professional Conduct (RPC). As with the last post, this entry falls under the category of “Counselor” and is found in Chapter 2 of the new rules. This is a new rule, not merely a revision of...Read More
Following is the fourteenth 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.” This post discusses a new rule related to “duties to a prospective client.” As with other new RPC rules, Rule 1.18 does not directly correspond to a...Read More
Following is the thirteenth 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.” This post discusses a new rule related to “former judges, arbitrators, mediators, or other neutral third parties.” As with other new RPC rules, Rule 1.12 does not...Read More
