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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.
[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 · 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.
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.
To help those new to practice in the District of Columbia overcome these challenges, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, on February 23, 1994, amended Rule II of the Rules Governing the Bar to establish a mandatory program on the D.C. Rules of Professional Conduct and D.C. Practice.
