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California Rules of Professional Conduct

[This edition, compiled by the LII editors, has a cutoff date of June 1, 2002.]

Disciplinary Rule 1 - Maintaining the Integrity and Competence of the Legal Profession

• Rule 1-100: Rules of Professional Conduct, in General
• Rule 1-110: Disciplinary Authority of the State Bar
• Rule 1-120: Assisting, Soliciting, or Inducing Violations
• Rule 1-200: False Statement Regarding Admission to the State Bar
• Rule 1-300: Unauthorized Practice of Law
• Rule 1-310: Forming a Partnership With a Non-Lawyer
• Rule 1-311: Employment of Disbarred, Suspended, Resigned, or Involuntarily Inactive Member
• Rule 1-320: Financial Arrangements With Non-Lawyers
• Rule 1-400: Advertising and Solicitation
• Rule 1-500: Agreements Restricting a Member's Practice
• Rule 1-600: Legal Service Programs
• Rule 1-700: Member as Candidate for Judicial Office
• Rule 1-710: Member as Temporary Judge, Referee, or Court-Appointed Arbitrator

CHAPTER 2: RELATIONSHIP AMONG MEMBERS

• Rule 2-100: Communication With a Represented Party
• Rule 2-200: Financial Arrangements Among Lawyers
• Rule 2-300: Sale or Purchase of a Law Practice of a Member, Living or Deceased
• Rule 2-400: Prohibited Discriminatory Conduct in a Law Practice

CHAPTER 3: PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH CLIENTS

• Rule 3-110: Failing to Act Competently
• Rule 3-120: Sexual Relations With Client
• Rule 3-200: Prohibited Objectives of Employment
• Rule 3-210: Advising the Violation of Law
• Rule 3-300: Avoiding Interests Adverse to a Client
• Rule 3-310: Avoiding the Representation of Adverse Interests
• Rule 3-320: Relationship With Other Party's Lawyer
• Rule 3-400: Limiting Liability to Client
• Rule 3-500: Communication
• Rule 3-510: Communication of Settlement Offer
• Rule 3-600: Organization as Client
• Rule 3-700: Termination of Employment

CHAPTER 4: FINANCIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH CLIENTS

• Rule 4-100: Preserving Identity of Funds and Property of a Client
• Rule 4-200: Fees for Legal Services
• Rule 4-210: Payment of Personal or Business Expenses Incurred by or for a Client
• Rule 4-300: Purchasing Property at a Foreclosure or a Sale Subject to Judicial Review
• Rule 4-400: Gifts From Client

CHAPTER 5: ADVOCACY AND REPRESENTATION

• Rule 5-100: Threatening Criminal, Administrative, or Disciplinary Charges
• Rule 5-110: Performing the Duty of Member in Government Service
• Rule 5-120: Trial Publicity
• Rule 5-200: Trial Conduct
• Rule 5-210: Member as Witness
• Rule 5-220: Suppression of Evidence
• Rule 5-300: Contact With Officials
• Rule 5-310: Prohibited Contact With Witnesses
• Rule 5-320: Contact With Jurors