Louisiana Professional Conduct Standards

• Louisiana Rules of Professional Conduct: Downloadable PDF.
• Louisiana Code of Judicial Conduct

Louisiana Supreme Court

• Louisiana Supreme Court Website
• LASC Court Rules for Disciplinary Enforcement (Rule 19)
  • Procedural Rules for LADB Disciplinary Board
  • Procedural Rules for LADB Hearing Committees
  • Procedural Rules for LADB Probation Monitors
  • Procedural Rules for the Use of Curators in LADB Proceedings
  • Guidelines for Permanent Disbarment
  • Trust Account Disclosure and Notification Form
• Mandatory Continuing Legal Education
• Committee on Bar Admissions Website
  • LASC Court Rules Regarding Admission to the Bar
  • LASC Court Rules Regarding Law Clinic Student Admissions
• Judiciary Commission

Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board

• Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board Website
• LADB Decisions

Louisiana State Bar Association

• LSBA Website
• Resources on 2009 Advertising Rules
• 2008 – 2009 Lawyer Advertising Handbook
• Ethics Advisory Service
• Public Ethics Advisory Opinions
• Rules of Professional Conduct Committee
• Lawyers’ Assistance Program
• Fee Dispute Arbitration Program
• Law Office Management Assistance Program Publications

Federal Courts Situated in Louisiana

• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana Rules for Disciplinary Enforcement

American Bar Association

• ABA Website
• Center for Professional Responsibility
• Model Rules of Professional Conduct
• Standards for Imposing Lawyer Sanctions (as amended through Feb. 1992)
• ABA Ethics 2000 Commission
  • Reporter’s Explanation of Revisions
• Chart Regarding States’ Adoption of Model Rules of Professional Conduct
• Formal Ethics Opinions
• Ethics Research Service
• Ethics Resources for Particular Practice Areas
  • Criminal Justice Standards
• Model Code of Professional Responsibility (1980)
• Information on Professionalism and Ethics in Lawyer Advertising
• Multijurisdictional Practice Resources
• Multidisciplinary Practice Resources
• Links to States’ Professional Responsibility Standards
• Model Rules for Disciplinary Enforcement
  • Federal
  • State
  • Judicial
  • Annual Survey on Lawyer Disciplinary Systems
• Model Definition of “The Practice of Law”
• Commission on Ethics 20/20

Blogs

• Legal Profession Blog
• Legal Ethics Forum

Libraries

• Cornell Legal Ethics Library
• SSRN Legal Ethics Scholarship

Miscellaneous Links

• Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE)
• National Organization of Bar Counsel (NOBC)
• National Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers (NAPRL)
• National Council of Lawyer Disciplinary Boards
• Ethics and Lawyering.com
• Freivogal on Conflicts
• Will Hornsby on the Boundaries of Legal Marketing
• American College of Trust and Estate Counsel Commentaries on ABA Model Rules

Miscellaneous Resources

• FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)
• Model Lawyer-Client Agreements
• MPRE Mindmaps

Miscellaneous Law-Related Blogs

• Ernie the Attorney
• Digital Workflow CLE: Excellent site (of which I am a co-administrator), that keeps up with developments in law-office technology, and particularly, transitioning lawyers to paperless practice.
• iPhone JD

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