New Jersey Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct

Comment - Rule 8.5

While the Debevoise Committee recommended against adoption of this rule, the Court has adopted ABA Model Rule 8.5 because, even though it had no counterpart in the former Disciplinary Rules, it codifies the existing New Jersey rule in the Rules of Professional Conduct. In its written comments submitted to the Court, the NJSBA had recommended inclusion of a jurisdictional RPC containing the pertinent provisions of R. 1:20-1.