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New York Lawyer's Code of Professional Responsibility
[This edition, compiled by the LII editors, has a cutoff date of January 1, 2002.]
Disciplinary Rule 1 - Maintaining the Integrity and Competence of the Legal Profession
- DR 1-101: Misconduct in Application for Admission
- DR 1-102: Misconduct; Responsibility for Acts of Others
- DR 1-103: Disclosure of Information to Authorities; Duty to Cooperate
- DR 1-104: Entity Form of Practice
Disciplinary Rule 2 - Advertising, Solicitation, and Legal Employment
- DR 2-101: General Rules Regarding Communications about a Lawyer or Law Firm
- DR 2-102: Special Rules Regarding Firm Names and Letterheads
- DR 2-103: Special Rules Regarding the Employment or Use of Others in Recommending Employment of a Lawyer or Law Firm
- DR 2-104: Special Rules Regarding Personal and Telephone Solicitation
- DR 2-105: [Section Reserved]
- DR 2-106: Fees for Legal Services
- DR 2-107: Division of Fees Among Lawyers
- DR 2-108: Agreements Restricting the Practice of a Lawyer
- DR 2-109: Acceptance of Employment
- DR 2-110: Withdrawal from Employment
- DR 2-111: Sale of a Law Practice
Disciplinary Rule 3 - Unlawful Practice of Law
- DR 3-101: Unlawful Practice of Law
- DR 3-102: Dividing Legal Fees with a Nonlawyer
- DR 3-103: Forming a Partnership with a Nonlawyer
Disciplinary Rule 4 - Confidences and Secrets of Clients
- DR 4-101: Preservation of Confidences and Secrets of a Client
Disciplinary Rule 5 - Conflicts of Interest and Mediation
- DR 5-101: Conflict of Interest: Lawyer's Self Interest
- DR 5-102: Lawyer as Witness
- DR 5-103: Avoiding Acquisition of Interest in Litigation
- DR 5-104: Limiting Business Relations with a Client
- DR 5-105: Conflicts of Interest: Former and Current Clients
- DR 5-106: Mediation
- DR 5-107: Settling Similar Claims of Clients
- DR 5-108: Avoiding Influence by Others than the Client
- DR 5-109: Conflicts of Interest: Public Employment
- DR 5-110: Sexual Relations with Clients
Disciplinary Rule 6 - Competence and Diligence
Disciplinary Rule 7 - Zealously Representing Clients within the Bounds of the Law
- DR 7-101: Representing a Client Zealously
- DR 2-102: Representing a Client Within the Bounds of the Law
- DR 7-103: Performing the Duty of Public Prosecutor or Other Government Lawyer
- DR 7-104: Communicating with a Person Represented by Counsel
- DR 7-105: Threatening Criminal Prosecution
- DR 7-106: Trial Conduct
- DR 7-107: Trial Publicity
- DR 7-108: Communication with or Investigation of Jurors
- DR 7-109: Contact with Witnesses
- DR 7-110: Contact with Officials
Disciplinary Rule 8 - Improper Conduct as a Public Official or Judicial Candidate; Improper Criticism of the Judiciary
- DR 8-101: Action as a Public Official
- DR 8-102: Statements Concerning Judges and Other Adjudicatory Officers
- DR 8-103: Lawyers as Candidates for Judicial Office
