Model Rules of Professional Conduct and Other Selected Standards Including California and New York Rules on Professional Responsibility - 2026 Edition - Thomas D. Morgan

Model Rules of Professional Conduct and Other Selected Standards Including California and New York Rules on Professional Responsibility 2026 Edition Thomas D. Morgan ISBN 9798895453896

Morgan’s 2026 Selected Standards on Professional Responsibility provides the most current rules governing one of the most dynamic areas of American law. Designed as both a classroom resource and a professional reference, this supplement equips students and instructors with a solid foundation for discussing the ethical rules lawyers actually encounter.

The text begins with the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct, the primary rules tested on the Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam (MPRE) and widely cited in discussions of legal ethics. For historical context, it also includes the ABA Canons of Ethics and the ABA Model Code of Professional Responsibility, tracing the evolution of today’s Model Rules.

Morgan’s 2026 edition goes further with the American Law Institute’s Restatement (Third): The Law Governing Lawyers, offering a comprehensive statement of principles that extend beyond the ABA Model Rules. It then presents state-specific regulations, including the California Rules of Professional Conduct, selected California statutes governing legal practice, and the New York Rules of Professional Conduct, allowing students to compare how different jurisdictions approach similar ethical issues.

A highlight of this edition is the analysis prepared by the Attorneys’ Liability Assurance Society (ALAS) on rules regarding disclosure of client misconduct. Presented in a clear, accessible format, it helps students, faculty, and practicing lawyers explore the complex and varied approaches states take on this issue.

The 2026 edition also examines forward-looking developments in the legal profession, including the Utah Supreme Court’s “Regulatory Sandbox” and the Arizona Supreme Court’s 2020 rule on Alternative Business Structures, which allow nonlawyers to provide legal services or invest in law firms. These evolving experiments—some of which Utah revised in 2025—offer valuable discussion points for classrooms considering the future of legal practice.

Morgan’s Selected Standards concludes with a focus on judicial ethics, beginning with the ABA Model Code of Judicial Conduct and California’s Code of Judicial Ethics, followed by the Code of Conduct for United States Judges and the Code of Conduct for Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States (published 2023). It also includes selected federal statutes that guide judicial conduct.

Morgan’s 2026 Selected Standards on Professional Responsibility is an essential, convenient resource for students, faculty, practicing lawyers, and judges. It reflects the latest professional standards as of September 2025 and provides thorough coverage of the ethical issues legal professionals face today—and will encounter in the future.

Model Rules of Professional Conduct and Other Selected Standards Including California and New York Rules on Professional Responsibility 2026 Edition Thomas D. Morgan ISBN 9798895453896, 979-8895453896 & 9798895455449

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