ABA/BNA LAWYERS' MANUAL ON PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT

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The most authoritative source for news and guidance on virtually every aspect of attorney conduct and legal ethics, trust the ABA/BNA Lawyers' Manual on Professional Conduct to help you practice ethically. Visit the ABA WebStore to learn more about the Manual, how to subscribe, and discounts for ABA and Center for Professional Responsibility members.

Highlights of the Current Issue

Published by the American Bar Association and the Bureau of National Affairs, Inc.

The ABA/BNA Lawyers' Manual On Professional Conduct is a nationally recognized multi volume reference and notification service that functions as a complete research tool in the field of professional responsibility. The Lawyers' Manual has three components: Current Reports, Reference Manual, and Ethics Opinions.

1. Current Reports: One binder; reports issued biweekly; index issued every 4 months.

The Current Reports component of the Lawyers' Manual serves a dual function: it offers the researcher a topically indexed guide to new opinions as they are issued by courts and disciplinary agencies and also provides reports on trends in professional responsibility. Published biweekly in an insert for easy filing, Current Reports is ideal for circulation among members of a law office.

Covering matters from malpractice law to conferences and legal literature, Current Reports is an indispensable resource for keeping abreast of major developments as they occur.

Sections Include:

Topical Summary
Highlights
Current Court Decisions
New and Noteworthy Ethics Opinions
Disciplinary Proceedings
News and Background
Table of Cases
Electronic Resources

2. Reference Manual: One binder; monthly updates.

The Reference Manual thoroughly analyzes all subjects that come under the umbrella topic of legal ethics. Extensive research is available here in an easily accessible format.

Sections Include:

Model Standards

ABA Rules (full text) and related Codes
State Ethics Rules (summaries)

Chapters

Qualifications for the Practice of Law
Lawyer-Client Relationship
Fees
Client Funds and Property
Conflicts of Interest
Confidentiality
Trial Conduct
Obligations to Third Persons
Advertising and Solicitation
Types of Practice
Misconduct and Discipline
Regulation of the Bar
Malpractice

Ethics Opinions

The Lawyers' Manual affords the only national collection of digests of state and local ethics opinions on matters of professional responsibility. The digests are brief synopses of ethics opinions, organized by jurisdiction and separately indexed by topic for efficiency in research. In addition to digests of ethics opinions from over sixty-five submitting entities, the Manual contains full texts of recent ABA ethics opinions.

Lawyers' Manual Staff:
Ellen J Bennett Managing Editor bennette@staff.abanet.org	Elizabeth J. Cohen Associate Editor cohen@staff.abanet.org	Martin Whittaker Assistant Editor whittakm@staff.abanet.org