Rules of Professional Conduct

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The Rules of Professional Conduct are a set of ethical and professional standards that govern the behavior and responsibilities of attorneys in Connecticut.

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instanceOf legal ethics code ⓘ
professional conduct rules ⓘ
administeredBy Connecticut Judicial Branch ⓘ
appliesTo attorneys admitted to practice in Connecticut ⓘ
law firms practicing in Connecticut ⓘ
basedOn American Bar Association Model Rules of Professional Conduct ⓘ
contains rules on advocate role of lawyers ⓘ
rules on client-lawyer relationship ⓘ
rules on counselor role of lawyers ⓘ
rules on information about legal services ⓘ
rules on law firms and associations ⓘ
rules on maintaining the integrity of the profession ⓘ
rules on public service by lawyers ⓘ
rules on transactions with persons other than clients ⓘ
enforcedBy Connecticut Superior Court ⓘ
Statewide Grievance Committee of Connecticut ⓘ
local grievance panels in Connecticut ⓘ
governs attorney advertising in Connecticut ⓘ
attorney-client relationship in Connecticut ⓘ
candor toward tribunals in Connecticut ⓘ
communication with clients in Connecticut ⓘ
competence of Connecticut attorneys ⓘ
confidentiality of information in Connecticut legal practice ⓘ
conflicts of interest for Connecticut attorneys ⓘ
ethical responsibilities of attorneys in Connecticut ⓘ
fees and billing practices of Connecticut attorneys ⓘ
professional independence of Connecticut lawyers ⓘ
professional responsibilities of attorneys in Connecticut ⓘ
safekeeping of client property in Connecticut ⓘ
hasPurpose to maintain the integrity of the legal profession in Connecticut ⓘ
to protect the public ⓘ
to provide a basis for disciplinary action against Connecticut attorneys ⓘ
to provide guidance to Connecticut attorneys ⓘ
jurisdiction State of Connecticut ⓘ
linked to: Connecticut
nonComplianceMayResultIn disbarment of attorney ⓘ
other disciplinary sanctions ⓘ
reprimand of attorney ⓘ
suspension of attorney ⓘ
partOf Connecticut Practice Book ⓘ
prohibits charging unreasonable fees ⓘ
dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation by attorneys ⓘ
improper communication with represented persons ⓘ
unauthorized practice of law ⓘ
requires avoidance or proper management of conflicts of interest ⓘ
candor toward tribunals ⓘ
competent representation of clients ⓘ
confidentiality of client information subject to stated exceptions ⓘ
informed consent from clients in specified situations ⓘ
reasonable diligence and promptness ⓘ
truthfulness in statements to others ⓘ

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Connecticut Practice Book → hasPart → Rules of Professional Conduct ⓘ