Maryland Legal Ethics
1.3:100 Comparative Analysis of Maryland Rule
¥ Primary Maryland References:
MD Rule 1.3
¥ Background References: ABA
Model Rule 1.3, Other Jurisdictions
¥ Commentary:
1.3:101 Model Rule Comparison
Maryland Rule 1.3, MR 1.3 and the respective comment sections are substantively identical.
1.3:102 Model Code Comparison
Several sections of the Model Code are now encompassed by Maryland Rule 1.3. DR 6-101(A)(3) requires that a lawyer not "neglect a matter entrusted to him." EC 6-4 states that a lawyer should "give appropriate attention to his legal work." EC 7 states that "a lawyer should represent a client zealously within the bounds of law." DR 7-101(A)(1) provides that "a lawyer shall not intentionally . . . fail to seek the lawful objectives of his client through reasonably available means permitted by law and the Disciplinary Rules . . . ." DR 7-101(A)(3) provides that "a lawyer shall not intentionally . . . prejudice or damage his client during the course of the relationship."
1.3:200 Diligence and "Zeal"
¥ Primary Maryland References:
MD Rule 1.3
¥ Background References: ABA
Model Rule 1.3, Other Jurisdictions
¥ Commentary: ABA/BNA ¤ 31:401, ALI-LGL ¤ 28, Wolfram
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1.3:300 Promptness
¥ Primary Maryland References:
MD Rule 1.3
¥ Background References: ABA
Model Rule 1.3, Other Jurisdictions
¥ Commentary: ABA/BNA ¤ 31:401, ALI-LGL ¤ 28, Wolfram
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