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Since 1978, the Center has provided national leadership and vision in developing and interpreting standards and scholarly resources in legal ethics, professional regulation, professionalism and client protection mechanisms.
Top Ethics Resources
A quick stop for the most requested ethics resources
What's New!
- ABA Formal Ethics Opinion 09-455 "Disclosure of Conflicts Information When Lawyers Move Between Law Firms" is now available.
- Compendium of Professional Responsibility Rules and Standards, 2010 Edition is now available.
- 2009 Journal of the Professional Lawyer is now available.
- “FTC Red Flags” Rule Update: Federal judge rules FTC cannot force practicing lawyers to comply with new regulations aimed at curbing identity theft. Read ABA President Carolyn B. Lamm Statement, Amended Order
- Read the October Eye on Ethics from Your ABA "Joint responsibility: Sharing legal fees between lawyers not in the same firm."
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