Texas State Bar Rules Of Professional Conduct In Wayne

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A lawyer shall not: (a) unlawfully obstruct another party's access to evidence; in anticipation of a dispute unlawfully alter, destroy or conceal a document or other material that a competent lawyer would believe has potential or actual evidentiary value; or counsel or assist another person to do any such act.

A prosecutor should not initiate or exploit any violation of a suspect's right to counsel, nor should he initiate or encourage efforts to obtain waivers of important pre-trial, trial, or post-trial rights from unrepresented persons.

13.02. Assumption of Jurisdiction: A client of the attorney, Chief Disciplinary Counsel, or any other interested person may petition a district court in the county of the attorney's residence to assume jurisdiction over the attorney's law practice.

Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct (TDRPC) Rule 1.12(a) states that “(a) lawyer employed or retained by an organization represents the entity.” The rule goes on to note that the lawyer's duty is to serve the best interests of the entity, rather than that of the constituent partners or shareholders ...

STATE BAR STAFF CONTACTS Telephone (800) 204-2222 or (512) 427-1463 and the extension number, as noted for each department, unless another telephone number is given.

In the course of litigation, a lawyer shall not take a position that unreasonably increases the costs or other burdens of the case or that unreasonably delays resolution of the matter.

Rule 5.05 - Unauthorized Practice of Law; Remote Practice of Law (a) A lawyer shall not: (1) practice law in a jurisdiction where doing so violates the regulation of the legal profession in that jurisdiction; or (2) assist a person who is not a member of the bar in the performance of activity that constitutes the ...

Rule 3.03 - Candor Toward the Tribunal (a) A lawyer shall not knowingly: (1) make a false statement of material fact or law to a tribunal; (2) fail to disclose a fact to a tribunal when disclosure is necessary to avoid assisting a criminal or fraudulent act; (3) in an ex parte proceeding, fail to disclose to the ...

Rule 3.04(a) of the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct prohibits the unlawful obstruction, concealment, alteration or destruction of evidence.

Rule 3.03 - Candor Toward the Tribunal (a) A lawyer shall not knowingly: (1) make a false statement of material fact or law to a tribunal; (2) fail to disclose a fact to a tribunal when disclosure is necessary to avoid assisting a criminal or fraudulent act; (3) in an ex parte proceeding, fail to disclose to the ...

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Competent and Diligent Representation. 10. 1.01 Competent and Diligent Representation. 7.1.02 Scope and Objectives of Representation. 9. The Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct, the Texas Rules of Disciplinary Procedure, the Texas Lawyers Creed, the Code of Ethics for Paralegals. The Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct. The rules of conduct that all Texas attorneys must follow from the Texas State Bar. Currently, Texas requires licensed attorneys to complete fifteen hours of CLE yearly, three of which are ethics requirements. 8.01 Bar Admission, Reinstatement, and. Disciplinary Matters. It is a violation of the Rules of Professional Conduct for an attorney to keep a retainer that was not earned.

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Texas State Bar Rules Of Professional Conduct In Wayne