Legal Seminar, Chicago, IL

Attorney-Client Duties: 5 Cs

Conflicts Rules 1.7 – 1.10

Control Rule 1.2

Competence Rule 1.1

Confidentiality Rule 1.6

Communication Rule 1.4

Duties to the Court and the Public

• General Standards/Principles of Conduct (examples): • Courts: Rule 3.3(a): “A lawyer shall not knowingly…make a false statement of fact or law to a tribunal or fail to correct a false statement of material fact or law previously made to the tribunal by the lawyer;” • Public: Rule 8.4(c): “It is professional misconduct for a lawyer to [e]ngage in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation.” • More Specific Rules (examples): • Courts: Rule 3.3(a): “A lawyer shall not knowingly…fail to disclose to the tribunal legal authority in the controlling jurisdiction known to the lawyer to be directly adverse to the position of the client and not disclosed by opposing counsel.” • Public: rule 7.2(c): “A lawyer shall not state or imply that a lawyer is certified as a specialist in a particular field of law, unless: (1) the lawyer has been certified as a specialist by an organization that has been approved by an appropriate authority of the state or the District of Columbia or a U.S. Territory or that has been accredited by the American Bar Association; and (2) the name of the certifying organization is clearly identified in the communication.”