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COMMISSION CHARTER
The Commission for the Revision of the
Rules of Professional Conduct ("Commission") is to evaluate the
existing California Rules of Professional Conduct ("California
Rules") in their entirety, considering developments in the attorney
professional responsibility field since the last comprehensive
revision of the California Rules occurred in 1989 and
1992.
In this regard, the Commission is to
consider, along with judicial and statutory developments, the Final
Report and Recommendations of the American Bar Association's
("ABA") Ethics 2000 Commission and the American Law Institute's
Restatement of the Law Third, The Law Governing Lawyers
("Restatement"), as well as other authorities relevant to the
development of professional responsibility standards.
The Commission is specifically charged to
also consider the work that has occurred at the local, state and
national level with respect to Multi-Disciplinary Practice ("MDP"),
Multi-Jurisdictional Practice ("MJP"), unauthorized practice of law
("UPL"), court facilitated propria persona assistance, discrete
task representation and to other subjects that have a substantial
impact upon the development of professional responsibility
standards.
The Commission is to develop proposed
amendments to the California Rules that:
- Facilitate compliance with and enforcement of
the rules by eliminating ambiguities and uncertainties in the
rules;
- Assure adequate protection to the public in
light of developments that have occurred since the rules were last
reviewed and amended in 1989 and 1992;
- Promote confidence in the legal profession
and the administration of justice; and
- Eliminate and avoid unnecessary differences
between California and other states, fostering the evolution of a
national standard with respect to professional responsibility
issues.
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