Information on Responsible Client Development

Links to State Ethics Rules Governing Lawyer Advertising, Solicitation and Marketing

Alabama

Go to: http://www.alabar.org/public/ropc.cfm.
Scroll to Information About Legal Services, Rules 7.1 through 7.6.

Alaska

Go to: http://www.state.ak.us/courts/prof.htm.
Scroll to Rules 7.1 though 7.5.

Arizona

Go to: http://www.myazbar.org/Ethics/rules.cfm .
Scroll to Rules 7.1 through 7.5.

Arkansas

Go to: http://courts.state.ar.us/rules/index2.html#Model.
Scroll to Information About Legal Services, Rules 7.1 though 7.5.

California

Go to: http://www.calbar.org/pub250/9/s0009-a.htm.
Links to a Guide to Attorney Advertising, with links to California Rule of Professional Conduct 1-400, governing advertising and solicitation.

Go to: http://www.calbar.org/pub250/sbact9.htm.
Links to Division 3, Chapter 4, Article 9 of the Business and Professions Code, governing unlawful solicitation.

Go to: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=bpc&group=06001-07000&file=6157-6159.2.
Links to Division 3, Chapter 4, Article 9.5 of the Business and Professions Code, governing unlawful advertising.

Colorado

Go to: http://www.cobar.org/index.cfm/ID/384/CETH/Colorado-Rules-of-Professional-Conduct/.
Links directly to the rules and comments governing client development. Scroll down to "Information about Legal Services," Rules 7.1-7.5.

Connecticut

Go to: http://www.jud.ct.gov/Publications/PracticeBook/PB1.pdf#page=124.
Scroll to rules 7.1 to 7.5.

Deleware

Go to: http://courts.delaware.gov/Rules/?FinalDLRPCclean.pdf#page=144.
Scroll to Rules 7.1 through 7.5.

District of Columbia

Go to: http://www.dcbar.org/for_lawyers/ethics/legal_ethics/rules_of_professional_conduct/index.cfm.
Link to Rule 7, Information About Legal Services.

Florida

Go to: http://www.floridabar.org/divexe/rrtfb.nsf/FV?Openview&Start=1&Expand=4.8#4.8.
Click on 4-7, Information about Legal Services.

Georgia

Go to: http://www.gabar.org/handbook/part_iv_after_january_1_2001_-_georgia_rules_of_professional_conduct/.
Scroll to Rules 7.1 though 7.5.

Hawaii

Go to: http://www.hawaii.gov/jud/ctrules/hrpcond.htm .
Scroll to Information about Legal Services and click.

Idaho

Go to: http://www2.state.id.us/isb/PDF/IRPC.pdf.
Scroll to Information about Legal Services at page 43.

Illinois

Go to: http://www.state.il.us/court/SupremeCourt/Rules/Art_VIII/ArtVIII.htm#7.1.

Indiana

Go to: http://www.state.in.us/judiciary/rules/prof_conduct/index.html#r7_1.
Scroll to Rules 7.2-7.5.

Iowa

Go to: http://www.judicial.state.ia.us/wfdata/frame2395-1066/File4.pdf.
Scroll to "Information About Legal Services" beginning at page 28.

Kansas

Go to: http://www.kscourts.org/rules/Rule-List.asp?r1=Rules+Relating+to+Discipline+of+Attorneys.
Scroll down to Kansas Rules of Professional Conduct, Rules 7.1-7.5.

Kentucky

Go to: http://www.kybar.org/Default.aspx?tabid=232.

Louisiana

Go to: http://www.ladb.org/NXT/gateway.dll/?f=templates$fn=default.htm$vid=ladb:ladbview.
Expand the Codes and Rules folder on the left and click on the first link for Rules of Professional Conduct. Scroll to rules 7.1-7.5.

Maine

Go to: http://www.mebaroverseers.org/Home/Code%20of%20Professional%20Responsibility.html.
Scroll to Rules 3.8 and 3.9.

Maryland

Go to: http://198.187.128.12/maryland/lpext.dll?f=templates&fn=fs-main.htm&2.0.
Open "Maryland Rules" folder on the left two times. Then open "Appendix: The Maryland Lawyers' Rules of Professional Conduct" folder on the left. Scroll down to Rules 7.1-7.5.

Massachusetts

Go to: http://www.mass.gov/obcbbo/rpc7.htm#Rule%207.1.

Michigan

Go to: http://www.michbar.org/generalinfo/pdfs/mrpc.pdf.
Scroll to Information about Legal Services at page 31 .

Minnesota

Go to: http://www.courts.state.mn.us/rules/professionalConduct/MRPC.DOC.
Scroll to "Information About Legal Services, beginning at page 100".

Mississippi

Go to: http://www.mssc.state.ms.us/rules/RuleContents.asp?IDNum=7.
Scroll to Rules 7.1 through 7.7.

Missouri

Go to: http://www.courts.mo.gov/sup/index.nsf/0/3608230ed5cbe92786256f0b0062df37?OpenDocument.
Click the link above and view Rules 4-7.1 through 4-7.5 which are relevant to advertising.

Montana

Go to: http://www.montanabar.org/associations/7121/files/rpc.pdf.
Scroll to Rules 7.1 though 7.5.

Nebraska

Go to: http://court.nol.org/rules/pdf/rulesprofconduct-34.pdf.
Scroll to Information about Legal Services at page 82.

Nevada

Go to: http://www.leg.state.nv.us/CourtRules/RPC.html .
Scroll to "Information About Legal Services," Rule 7.1 thru 7.5A.

New Hampshire

Go to: http://www.courts.state.nh.us/rules/pcon/index.htm.
Scroll to Information About Legal Services, Rules 7.1 through 7.5.

New Jersey

Go to: http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/rules/apprpc.htm .
Scroll to Rules 7.1 through 7.5.

New Mexico

Go to: www.nmbar.org/Attorneys/commissions.html.
Access to the Rules of Professional Conduct is restricted to active members of the bar.

New York

Go to: http://www.nysba.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home&Template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=10005

North Carolina

Go to:http://www.ncbar.com/rules/rpcsearch.asp.
Use drop-down to go to Rule 7.1 through 7.5.

North Dakota

Go to: http://www.ndcourts.com/court/notices/20050353/adopted/contents.htm.
Scroll to links to Rules 7.1 through 7.5.

Ohio

Go to: http://www.sconet.state.oh.us/Atty-Svcs/ProfConduct/rules/default.asp.
Scroll to Rules 7.1 through 7.5.

Oklahoma

Go to: http://www.oscn.net/applications/oscn/index.asp?ftdb=STOKRUPR&level=1 .
Scroll to Rules 7.1 through 7.5 and click on each one individually.

Oregon

Go to: http://www.osbar.org/_docs/rulesregs/orpc.pdf.
Scroll to Information about Legal Services at page 18.

Pennsylvania

Go to: http://www.padisciplinaryboard.org/documents/Pa%20RPC.pdf.
Scroll to Information about Legal Services at Page 78 of rules, page 81 of pdf.

Rhode Island

Go to: http://www.courts.state.ri.us/supreme/disciplinary/rulesofprofessionalconduct.htm.
Links to Rhode Island Rules of Professional Conduct. Scroll to Rules 7.1 through 7.5.

South Carolina

Go to: http://www.sccourts.org/courtReg/newrules/NewRules.cfm.
Scroll to Lawyer Advertising.

South Dakota

Go to: http://sdbar.org/Rules/rules.shtm.
Click on the link above. Scroll down to Rules 7.1-7.5.

Tennessee

Go to: http://www.tba.org/ethics/index.html.
Scroll to Chapter 7, Information about Legal Services.

Texas

Go to: http://www.texasbar.com/Template.cfm?Section=Advertising_Review&template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=1960.
Clicking the link above will open a PDF file. You need the free Acrobat Reader to view the file.

Utah

Go to: http://www.utcourts.gov/resources/rules/ucja/#Chapter%2013.
Scroll to Chapter 13, Rules of Professional Conduct. Then scroll to Information about Legal Services.

Vermont

Go to: http://www.vermontjudiciary.org/Committes/prbrules/rpc.aspx.
Scroll to Rules 7.1 through 7.5.

Virginia

Go to: http://www.vsb.org/docs/rules-pc_2007-08pg.pdf.
Scroll to Rules 7.1 through 7.6.

Washington

Go to: http://www.courts.wa.gov/court_rules/?fa=court_rules.list&group=ga&set=RPC.
Scroll down to Title 7, Rules 7.1-7.5.

West Virginia

Go to: http://www.wvbar.org/BARINFO/rulesprofconduct/rules7.htm.

Wisconsin

Go to: http://www.wicourts.gov/sc/rules/chap20b.pdf.
Scroll to SCR 20:7.1 through 20:7.5.

Wyoming

Go to: http://courts.state.wy.us/CourtRules_Entities.aspx?RulesPage=AttorneysConduct.xml.
Scroll to "Information About Legal Services."