PROFESSIONALISM CODES
| ORGANIZATION | YEAR | TITLE |
| ALABAMA | ||
| Alabama State Bar | 2000 | Pledge of Professionalism |
| Mobile Bar | 1990 | A Lawyer's Code of Professionalism |
| United States District Court for the Middle
District of Alabama
|
1999 | Standards for Professional Conduct |
| ARIZONA | ||
| State Bar of Arizona
|
1989 | A Lawyer's Creed of Professionalism |
| ARKANSAS | ||
| Pulaski County Bar
|
1986 | Code of Professional Courtesy |
| CALIFORNIA | ||
| Alameda County Bar Association | 2003 | Statement of Professionalism and Civility |
| Beverly Hills Bar | 1989 | Guidelines for Professional Courtesy |
| Contra Costa County Bar | 1993 | Standards of Professional Courtesy |
| Los Angeles County Bar Association | 1989 | Litigation Guidelines |
| 1996 | Professionalism Guidelines for Family Law Practitioners | |
| Marin County Bar Association | 1997 | Code of Civility |
| Orange County Bar | 1990 | Goals of Professional Conduct |
| Riverside County Bar | Unk | Guidelines of Professional Courtesy and Civility |
| Sacramento County Bar | 1994 | Standards of Professional Conduct |
| San Diego Association of Business Trial Lawyers | 1995 | Ethics, Civility and Professionalism Guidelines |
| San Diego County Bar | 1990 | Civil Litigation Code of Conduct |
| Santa Clara County Bar | 1992 | Code of Professionalism |
| State Bar of California | 2007 | California Attorney Guidelines of Civility and Professionalism |
| State Bar of California Litigation Section | 2006 | Model Code of Civility and Professionalism |
| Ventura County Bar
|
1999 | Guidelines on Professional Conduct and Civility |
| COLORADO | ||
| Boulder County Bar | 1990 | Guidelines for Professional Courtesy |
| Colorado Bar | 1990 | A Lawyer's Principles of Professionalism |
| Denver Bar
|
2007 | Principles of Professionalism |
| CONNECTICUT | ||
| Connecticut Bar | 1994 | Lawyers' Principles of Professionalism |
| Waterbury Bar | 1991 | Approved Standards for Attorney Selection
|
| DELAWARE | ||
| Delaware State Bar / Delaware Supreme Court
|
2003 | Principles of Professionalism for Delaware Lawyers |
| Delaware Supreme Court
|
2003 | Principles of Professionalism for Delaware Judges |
| DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | ||
| D.C. Bar
|
1997 | Voluntary Standards for Civility in Professional Conduct |
| FLORIDA | ||
| The Florida Bar | 1990 | Ideals and Goals of Professionalism |
| 1989 | Creed of Professionalism | |
| Florida Bar Trial Lawyers Section | 1994 | Guidelines for Professional Conduct |
| Hillsborough County Bar | 1987 | Standards of Professional Courtesy |
| Hillsborough County Family Law Division | Unk | The Twelve Rules of Courtroom Civility |
| Jacksonville Bar | 1996 | Professionalism Guidelines |
| Unk | Professional Guidelines For Business Lawyers | |
| Orange County Bar | 1990 | Standards of Professional Courtesy |
| Palm Beach County Bar | 1990 | Standards of Professional Courtesy |
| Second Judicial Circuit | 2000 | Standards for Professionalism |
| Sixth Judicial Circuit | 1999 | Standards of Professional Courtesy for the Sixth Judicial Circuit |
| St. Petersburg Bar | 1992 | Standards of Professional Courtesy |
| Tallahassee Bar
|
Unk. | Code of Professional Courtesy |
| GEORGIA | ||
| Chief Justice's Commission on Professionalism
|
1990 | A Lawyer's Creed and Aspirational Statement on Professionalism |
| HAWAII | ||
| Family Court of the First Circuit | 1995 | Standing Order regarding Guidelines of Professional Courtesy and Civility |
| Hawaii State Bar
|
1996 | Guidelines for Professional Courtesy and Civility |
| Supreme Court of the State of Hawaii
|
2004 | Principles of Professionalism for Hawai`i Judges and Guidelines of Professional Courtesy and Civility for Hawai`i Lawyers |
| IDAHO | ||
| United States District Court District of
Idaho and the Courts of the State of Idaho
|
2001 | Standards for Civility in Professional Conduct |
| ILLINOIS | ||
| Illinois State Bar | 1987 | Resolution on Report of Professionalism |
| Kane County Bar
|
1989 | Code of Professional Courtesy |
| INDIANA | ||
| Evansville Bar | 1990 | Code of Professional Courtesy |
| Indianapolis Bar
|
1989 | Tenets of Professional Courtesy |
| IOWA | ||
| Iowa State Bar | 1991 | Code of Professionalism |
| Iowa Supreme Court
|
Unk | Standards for Professional Conduct |
| KANSAS | ||
| Johnson County Bar | 1989 | |
| Kansas Bar | 1987 | Hallmarks of Professionalism |
| Wichita Bar
|
1993 | Tenets of Professional Conduct |
| KENTUCKY | ||
| Kentucky Court of Justice | 1994 | Court Conduct Handbook |
| Kentucky Bar | 1993 | (Revised) Code of Professional Courtesy |
| Louisville Bar
|
1989 | Creed of Professionalism |
| LOUISIANA | ||
| Baton Rouge Bar | 1990 | Creed of Professionalism |
| Louisiana Trial Lawyers | Unk. | Lawyer's Creed |
| Louisiana State Bar | 1991 | Code of Professionalism |
| Shreveport Bar | 1988 | A Lawyer's Creed of Professionalism |
| Supreme Court of Louisiana
|
1997 | Code of Professionalism |
| MARYLAND | ||
| Baltimore Young Lawyers | 1989 | Lawyers' Code of Professionalism |
| Bar of Baltimore City | 1996 | Guidelines on Civility |
| Maryland State Bar | 1997 | Code of Civility |
| Montgomery County Bar | 1991 | Lawyers' Creed of Professionalism |
| Prince George's County Bar
|
1989 | Lawyer's Creed of Professionalism |
| MASSACHUSETTS | ||
| Massachusetts Bar
|
1988 | Statement on Lawyer Professionalism |
| Boston Bar
|
Boston Bar Association Civility Standards for Civil Litigation | |
| MICHIGAN | ||
| Genessee County Bar | 1994 | Standards for Professional Conduct Within Michigan's Seventh Judicial Circuit |
| Grand Rapids Bar | 1994 | Mission Statement/Policy on Diversity |
| United States District Court Eastern District of Michigan | 1996 | Civility Principles |
| United States District Court Western District
of Michigan
|
Unk | Standards for Civility in Professional Conduct |
| MINNESOTA | ||
| Hennepin County Bar | Unk | Lawyers Pledge of Professionalism |
| Minnesota State Bar | 2000 | Professionalism Aspirations |
| Minnesota Supreme Court | 2001 | Professionalism Aspirations |
| Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association/Minnesota
Defense Lawyers Association
|
1995 | Tenets of Professionalism |
| MISSISSIPPI | ||
| Hinds County Bar | 1988 | Pledge of Professionalism |
| La Fayette County Bar | Unk. | Code of Professional Courtesy |
| Mississippi State Bar | 1990 | Mississippi Code of Professional Conduct Lawyer's Creed |
| Mississippi Bar Guidelines of Professional Conduct | ||
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|
Mississippi Bar Standards of Litigation Conduct | |
| MISSOURI | ||
| Kansas City Metro Bar | 1987 | Tenets of Professional Courtesy |
| 1997 | Lawyer's Creed | |
| Missouri Bar | 1987 | Tenets of Professional Courtesy |
| Bar of Metro St. Louis
|
1990 | Tenets of Professionalism |
| MONTANA | ||
| State Bar of Montana
|
1986 | Guidelines for Relations Between and Among Lawyers |
| NEBRASKA | ||
| Nebraska State Bar
|
1994 | Standards of Professionalism |
| NEVADA | ||
| Nevada State Bar
|
1997 | Lawyer's Pledge of Professionalism |
| NEW HAMPSHIRE | ||
| New Hampshire Bar Association | 1999 | Litigation Guidelines |
|
|
2001 | The New Hampshire Lawyer Professionalism Creed |
| NEW JERSEY | ||
| Burlington County Bar | 1995 | Covenants of Professionalism |
| Camden County Bar | 1993 | Code of Professionalism |
| Middlesex County Bar | 1996 | Code of Professionalism |
| New Jersey Commission on Professionalism
in the Law
|
1997 | Principles on Professionalism in the Law |
| NEW MEXICO | ||
| State Bar of New Mexico
|
1989 | A Creed of Professionalism of the New Mexico Bench and Bar |
| NEW YORK | ||
| Brooklyn Bar | 1989 | Code of Professionalism |
| Statement of Client's Rights | ||
| Statement of Client's Responsibilities | ||
| Monroe County Bar | 1994 | Standards of Professional Conduct |
| New York County Lawyer's Association | 1993 | Incivility and Sharp Practice |
| New York State Bar | 1994 | Standards of Civility |
| Statement of Client's Rights | ||
| Suffolk County Bar Association
|
Unk. | Statement of Professional Goals and Standards |
| New York State Unified Court System | 1998 | Standards of Civility |
| NORTH CAROLINA | ||
| North Carolina Bar | 1989 | Principles of Professional Courtesy |
| Wake County/Tenth Judicial District Bar
|
1997 | (Revised) Creed of Professionalism |
| OHIO | ||
| Akron Bar | 1989 | A Lawyer's Creed of Professionalism |
| Cleveland Bar | 1988 | A Lawyer's Creed of Professionalism |
| Columbus Bar | 1994 | My Declaration of Commitment to Professionalism |
| Supreme Court of Ohio
|
1997 | Statement on Professionalism, A Lawyer's Creed, A Lawyer's Aspirational Ideals |
| 2001 | Judicial Creed of Professionalism | |
| OKLAHOMA | ||
| Oklahoma County Bar
|
Unk. | Lawyer's Creed, Guidelines of Professional Courtesy |
| Oklahoma Bar Association | 2006 | Standards of Professionalism |
| OREGON | ||
| Multnomah Bar | 1988 | Statement on Professionalism in the Practice of Law |
| Oregon State Bar
|
1990 | Statement of Professionalism |
| PENNSYLVANIA | ||
| Bucks County Bar | 1992 | Rules of Professionalism |
| Montgomery Bar | 1995 | Working Rules for Professionalism |
| Northhampton County Bar | 1994 | Guide to Conduct and Etiquette at the Bar |
| Pennsylvania Bar | 2005 | Code of Civility |
| Pennsylvania Supreme Court | 2000 | Pennsylvania Code of Civility |
| Phildelphia Bar
|
1990 | Working Rules of Professionalism |
| RHODE ISLAND | ||
| Rhode Island Bar
|
1989 | A Lawyer's Creed of Professionalism |
| SOUTH CAROLINA | ||
| South Carolina Bar
|
Unk. | South Carolina Bar Standards of Professionalism and Statement of Principles |
| South Carolina Supreme Court | 2003 | Judge's Oath |
| South Carolina Supreme Court | 2003 | Lawyer's Oath |
| TENNESSEE | ||
| Memphis Bar | 1988 | Guidelines for Professional Courtesy and Conduct |
| Nashville Bar | 1987 | Standards of Intra-Professional Conduct |
| Tennessee Bar
|
1991 | A Lawyer's Creed of Professionalism |
| TEXAS | ||
| Dallas Bar | 1987 | Lawyer's Creed of Professional Courtesy |
| Houston Bar | 1989 | Professionalism: A Lawyer's Mandate |
| SanAntonio Bar | Unk. | Guidelines for Professional Courtesy |
| Supreme Court of Texas and Court of Criminal Appeals | 1989 | The Texas Lawyer's Creed -- A Mandate for Professionalism |
| Texas Trial Lawyers/Texas Association of Defense Counsel | Unk. | Lawyers' Creed |
| Travis County Bar
|
1989 | Customs and Practices for Lawyers |
| UTAH | ||
| Utah Supreme Court
|
2003 | Standards of Professionalism and Civility |
| VERMONT | ||
| Vermont Bar
|
1989 | Guidelines of Professional Courtesy |
| VIRGINIA | ||
| Virginia Bar | 1993 | Virginia Bar Association Creed |
| Virginia Bar Litigation Section | 1988 | Principles of Professional Courtesy |
| Fairfax County Bar | 1991 | Creed of Professionalism |
| Bar of the City of Richmond | 1990 | Principles of Professionalism |
| WASHINGTON | ||
| King County Bar | 1999 | Guidelines of Professional Courtesy |
| Spokane County Bar | 1989 | Code of Professional Courtesy |
| Tacoma-Pierce County Bar | 1994 | Code of Professional Courtesy |
| Washington State Bar |
1994 2001 |
Courtroom Decorum and Practice Guidelines |
| Washington State Trial Lawyers Association/Washington Defense Trial Lawyers | 1994 | Joint Statement on Professionalism |
| United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Washington
|
1992 | Civility Code (Local Rule 83.1(k)) |
| WEST VIRGINIA | ||
| West Virginia State Bar | 1990 | Code of Professional Courtesy |
|
|
Standards of Professional Conduct | |
| WISCONSIN | ||
| Wisconsin Supreme Court
|
1996 | Standards of Courtesy and Decorum for the Courts of Wisconsin |
| WYOMING | ||
| U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming | 1991 | Standards of Litigation Conduct |
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| ABA ENTITIES | ||
| Section of Family Law | 2006 | Civility Standards |
| Section of Litigation | 1995 | Guidelines for Conduct |
| Section of Tort and Insurance Practice | 1988 | A Lawyer's Creed of Professionalism |
| Young Lawyers' Division
|
1988 | Pledge of Professionalism |
| OTHERS | ||
| Seventh Judicial Circuit Court of Appeals | 1992 | Standards for Professional Conduct |
| American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers | 2000 | Bounds of Advocacy - Goals for Family Lawyers |
| American Association of Law Schools | 1989 | Statement of Good Practices by Law Professors in the Discharge of their Ethical and Professional Responsibilities |
| American Corporate Counsel Association | 1997 | Professionalism Guidelines |
| American College of Real Estate Lawyers ("ACREL") | 2004 | Statement of Professionalism |
| American College of Trial Lawyers | 1994 (Revised) | Code of Trial Conduct |
| American College of Trial Lawyers | 2002 | Code of Pretrial Conduct |
| American Inns of Court | 1993 | Professional Creed |
| The Advocates' Society Ontario (Canada) | Unk. | Principles of Civility for Advocates |
