Rules and Statutes

The selected rules and code sections provided below may be of special interest to senior lawyers.  The entire Rules of Professional Conduct, State Bar Act, and more selected code sections can be found at the main Ethics Information page.

Rules of Professional Conduct

• Rule 1.1 Competence
• Rule 1.4.2 Disclosure of Professional Liability Insurance
• Rule 1.5.1 Fee Divisions Among Lawyers
• Rule 1.6 Confidential Information of a Client
• Rule 1.7 Conflicts of Interest: Current Clients
• Rule 1.9 Duties to Former Clients
• Rule 1.10 Imputation of Conflicts of Interest: General Rule
• Rule 1.15 Safekeeping Funds and Property of Clients and Other
• Rule 1.16 Declining or Terminating Representation
• Rule 1.17 Sale of a Law Practice
• Rule 5.4 Financial and Similar Arrangements with Nonlawyers
• Rule 6.5 Limited Legal Services Programs
• Rule 7.1-7.5 Advertising and Solicitation

Rules of Court

• Rule 9.6 (former Rule 950.5) Roll of Attorneys Admitted to Practice
• Rule 9.7 Online Reporting by Attorneys

California Statutes

• Business and Professions Code § 6002.1 Official Membership Records
• Business and Professions Code § 6006 Retirement from Practice; Privileges of Inactive Members
• Business and Professions Code § 6007 Involuntary Enrollment as an Inactive Member
• Business and Professions Code § 6068(e) Duties of Attorney
• Business and Professions Code § 6073 Pro Bono Services-Fulfillment of Commitment by Financial Support to Organizations Providing Free Legal Services
• Business and Professions Code § 6141-6141.1 Inactive Membership Fee; Waivers
• Business and Professions Code § 6180 et seq. Notice to Clients and for Disposing of a Law Practice
• Business and Professions Code § 6190 et seq. Authority of Courts; Attorney Incapable of Practice; Protection of Clients
• Code of Civil Procedure § 286 Death or Disability-Appearance
• Probate Code § 700 et seq. Termination and Transfer of Documents by Attorney
• Probate Code § 2468 Disabled Attorney-Petition for Appointment of Practice Administrator; Notice and Hearing, Contents, Compensation, Termination
• Probate Code § 4700-4701 Advance Health Care Directives
• Probate Code § 9764 Deceased Attorney-Petition for Appointment of Practice Administrator; Notice and Hearing, Contents, Compensation, Termination
• Probate Code § 17200 Trusts-Existence of; Petitions to Appoint a Practice Administrator for a Deceased or Disabled Member