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Law Practice

Dec. 9, 2016

Bar may eliminate shades of gray between lawyers and clients

Among the proposed revisions to the California Rules of Professional Conduct are substantive changes to Rule 3-120, which governs sexual relationships with clients. By Andrew Servais

By Andrew Servais

The State Bar of California's Second Commission for the Revision of the Rules of Professional Conduct is moving closer to revising several California Rules of Professional Responsibility to closer align with the ABA Model Rules that have been substantially adopted by every other state in the nation. Among the revisions are substantive changes to Rule 3-120, which governs sexual relationships with clients. The revised rule provide...

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