Model Rules of Professional Conduct

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The Model Rules of Professional Conduct are a set of ethical standards and guidelines that govern the professional behavior and responsibilities of lawyers in the United States.

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All labels observed (19)

Label	Occurrences
American Bar Association Model Rules of Professional Conduct	16
Model Rules of Professional Conduct canonical	5
ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct	2
ABA Model Rule 1.1	1
ABA Model Rule 1.16	1
ABA Model Rule 1.3 Diligence	1
ABA Model Rule 1.9	1
ABA Model Rule 3.5	1
ABA Model Rule 5.3	1
ABA Model Rule 7.1	1
ABA Model Rule 8.1	1
ABA Model Rule 8.3	1
ABA Model Rule 8.4	1
American Bar Association Model Rule 1.2	1
American Bar Association Model Rule 1.7	1
American Bar Association Model Rules of Professional Conduct terminology	1
Model Rule 3.1 of the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct	1
Rule 1.7 Conflict of Interest: Current Clients	1
Rule 7.1 Communications Concerning a Lawyer’s Services	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T100106 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Model Rules of Professional Conduct
Context triple: [American Bar Association, issues, Model Rules of Professional Conduct]

A. Code of Federal Regulations
The Code of Federal Regulations is the codification of the general and permanent rules and regulations issued by the departments and agencies of the United States federal government.
B. Puerto Rico Rules of Civil Procedure
The Puerto Rico Rules of Civil Procedure are the procedural framework governing how civil lawsuits are filed, conducted, and resolved in Puerto Rico’s courts.
C. Lawyers’ Edition
Lawyers’ Edition is a commercially published reporter series that provides annotated decisions of the United States Supreme Court, offering editorial enhancements and research aids beyond the official United States Reports.
D. On Practice
"On Practice" is a philosophical essay by Mao Zedong that expounds a Marxist theory of knowledge, emphasizing the primacy of practical experience in the formation and testing of ideas.
E. Rules of the House of Representatives
The Rules of the House of Representatives are the formal procedures and guidelines that structure how the U.S. House conducts its legislative business, debates, and internal organization.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Model Rules of Professional Conduct
Target entity description: The Model Rules of Professional Conduct are a set of ethical standards and guidelines that govern the professional behavior and responsibilities of lawyers in the United States.

A. Code of Federal Regulations
The Code of Federal Regulations is the codification of the general and permanent rules and regulations issued by the departments and agencies of the United States federal government.
B. Puerto Rico Rules of Civil Procedure
The Puerto Rico Rules of Civil Procedure are the procedural framework governing how civil lawsuits are filed, conducted, and resolved in Puerto Rico’s courts.
C. Lawyers’ Edition
Lawyers’ Edition is a commercially published reporter series that provides annotated decisions of the United States Supreme Court, offering editorial enhancements and research aids beyond the official United States Reports.
D. On Practice
"On Practice" is a philosophical essay by Mao Zedong that expounds a Marxist theory of knowledge, emphasizing the primacy of practical experience in the formation and testing of ideas.
E. Rules of the House of Representatives
The Rules of the House of Representatives are the formal procedures and guidelines that structure how the U.S. House conducts its legislative business, debates, and internal organization.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	legal ethics code ⓘ model law ⓘ professional conduct rules ⓘ
abbreviation	MRPC ⓘ
addresses	advertising by lawyers ⓘ candor toward the tribunal ⓘ client-lawyer relationship ⓘ communications about legal services ⓘ competence of lawyers ⓘ confidentiality of information ⓘ conflicts of interest ⓘ disciplinary authority and choice of law ⓘ duties to prospective clients ⓘ duties to third persons ⓘ fairness to opposing party and counsel ⓘ fees ⓘ judicial officials’ responsibilities when applicable ⓘ law firm organization and management ⓘ multijurisdictional practice of law ⓘ prosecutors’ special responsibilities ⓘ reporting professional misconduct ⓘ responsibilities of partners and supervisory lawyers ⓘ responsibilities of subordinate lawyers ⓘ responsibilities regarding nonlawyer assistants ⓘ safeguarding client property in trust accounts ⓘ safekeeping property ⓘ solicitation of clients ⓘ truthfulness in statements to others ⓘ unauthorized practice of law ⓘ
adoptedBy	many U.S. state bar authorities ⓘ
appliesTo	law firms ⓘ lawyers ⓘ
contains	Preamble ⓘ Scope ⓘ Terminology ⓘ black-letter rules ⓘ comments ⓘ
draftedBy	American Bar Association ⓘ
influences	state rules of professional conduct ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
legalStatus	model rules not directly binding unless adopted ⓘ
promulgatedBy	ABA House of Delegates ⓘ linked to: House of Delegates
purpose	to maintain integrity of the legal profession ⓘ to promote public confidence in the legal system ⓘ to protect clients ⓘ to regulate professional conduct of lawyers ⓘ
replaced	Model Code of Professional Responsibility ⓘ
subjectMatter	legal ethics ⓘ professional responsibility of lawyers ⓘ
usedAs	basis for lawyer discipline in adopting jurisdictions ⓘ

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Referenced by (39)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

American Bar Association → issues → Model Rules of Professional Conduct ⓘ

American Bar Association → notableWork → Model Rules of Professional Conduct ⓘ

subject linked to: ABA

Model Code of Judicial Conduct → relatedTo → ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct ⓘ