American Bar Association Model Rules of Professional Conduct

Professional responsibility
Duties to the client
Duties to the court
Duties to the profession
Sources of law
Penalties for misconduct

The American Bar Association's Model Rules of Professional Conduct (MRPC) are a set of rules and commentaries on the ethical and professional responsibilities of members of the legal profession in the United States.[1] Although the MRPC generally is not binding law in and of itself, it is intended to be a model for state regulators of the legal profession (such as bar associations) to adopt, while leaving room for state-specific adaptations.[1] All fifty states and the District of Columbia have adopted legal ethics rules based at least in part on the MRPC.[2][3]

In almost all U.S. jurisdictions, prospective attorneys seeking admission to a state bar are typically required to demonstrate knowledge of the MRPC by achieving a sufficiently high score on the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination.[4][5]

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  3. ^ State Bar of California (2018). "Rules Cross-Reference Charts" (PDF). pp. 8–11. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-11-30.
  4. ^ "Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination". Nat'l Conf. B. Examiners. Archived from the original on 2015-04-09. Retrieved 2020-02-22.
  5. ^ "Preparing for the MPRE". Nat'l Conf. B. Examiners. Archived from the original on 2015-04-12. Retrieved 2020-02-22.