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- Rule 1.15 requires that lawyers maintain records such that ownership or any other question about client funds can be answered without assistance from the lawyer or the lawyer's clients.
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Aug 7, 2023 · D.C. R. Prof'l. Cond. 1.15. COMMENT [1] A lawyer should hold property of others with the care required of a professional fiduciary. Securities should be kept in a safe deposit box, except when some other form of safekeeping is warranted by special circumstances.
- Rule 1 Client-Lawyer Relationship. 1.0 Terminology. 1.1 Competence. 1.2 Scope of Representation. 1.3 Diligence and Zeal. 1.4 Communication. 1.5 Fees. 1.6 Confidentiality of Information.
- Rule 2 Counselor. 2.1 Advisor. 2.3 Evaluation for Use by Third Persons. 2.4 Lawyer Serving as Third Party Neutral.
- Rule 3 Advocate. 3.1 Meritorious Claims and Contentions. 3.2 Expediting Litigation. 3.3 Candor to Tribunal. 3.4 Fairness to Opposing Party and Counsel. 3.5 Impartiality and Decorum of the Tribunal.
- Rule 4 Transactions With Persons Other Than Clients. 4.1 Truthfulness in Statements to Others. 4.2 Communication Between Lawyer and Person Represented by Counsel.
[1] The Rules of professional Conduct (Rules) are rules of reason. They should be interpreted with reference to the pur-poses of legal representation and of the law itself. Some of the Rules are imperatives, cast in the terms “shall” or “shall not.” These define proper conduct for purposes of professional disci-
Feb 20, 2024 · D.C. R. Prof'l. Cond. 1.5. COMMENT. Basis or Rate of Fee [1] When the lawyer has regularly represented a client, they ordinarily will have evolved an understanding concerning the basis or rate of the fee.
Feb 20, 2024 · The Rule 1.6 (d) exception to the ethical duty of confidentiality also requires that the lawyer's services actually were used to further a crime or fraud. A client can prevent disclosure by refraining from the wrongful conduct or by not using the lawyer's services to further a crime or fraud.
Rule 1.5: Fees. (a) A lawyer’s fee shall be reasonable. The factors to be considered in determining the reasonableness of a fee include the following: (1) The time and labor required, the novelty and difficulty of the questions involved, and the skill requisite to perform the legal service properly; (2) The likelihood, if apparent to the ...
Aug 1, 2006 · On consideration of the proposed amendments to the District of Columbia Rules of Professional Conduct submitted by the Board of Governors of the District of Columbia Bar on June 23, 2005, and the comments thereto, it is.
