Professional Guidelines

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Professional Guidelines

Virginia Code of Professional Responsibility to Virginia Rules of Professional Conduct

See also: Cross Reference Table: Virginia Rules of Professional Conduct to Code of Professional Responsibility

Virginia Code of Professional Responsibility (DR) Issue or Topic Virginia Rule of Professional Conduct
DR 1-101 Bar Admissions or Renewal Rule 8.1
DR 1-102 Misconduct Rule 8.4
DR 1-103 Reporting Professional Misconduct Rule 8.3
DR 2-101 Publicity and Advertising Rule 7.1, 7.2
DR 2-102 Professional Letterheads, Offices, Notices Rule 7.5
DR 2-103 Recommendation or Solicitation of Employment Rule 7.3
DR 2-104 Specialist; Limitation of Practice Rule 7.4
DR 2-105 Fees Rule 1.5
DR 2-106 Agreements Restricting Practice of Law Rule 5.6
DR 2-107 Acceptance of Employment ***
DR 2-108 Terminating Representation Rules 1.16
DR 3-101 Aiding Unauthorized Practice of Law Rule 5.5 (a)(2)
DR 3-102 Dividing Fees With a Nonlawyer Rule 5.4 (a)
DR 3-103 Forming Partnership With a Nonlawyer Rule 5.4 (b), (d)
DR 3-104 Supervising Nonlawyer Personel Rule 5.3
DR 4-101 Preservation of Confidences & Secrets of a Client Rule 1.6
DR 4-101 Personal Interests Affecting Professional Judgment Rule 1.7 (b)
DR 5-101 (a) Lawyer as Witness Rule 3.7
DR 5-102 (A), (B) " " " " " " " "
DR 5-103 (A) Acquiring Proprietary Interest in Subject Matter of Litigation Rule 1.8 (d), Rule 1.8 (j)
DR 5-103 (B) Financial Assistance to Client Rule 1.8 (e)
DR 5-104 (A) Business Transactions with Client Rule 1.8 (a)
DR 5-104 (B) Preparing Instrument in Which Lawyer Receives Gift Rule 1.8 (c)
DR 5-105 Representing Multiple Clients Whose Interests Conflict Rule 1.8 (a)
DR 5-106 Avoiding Influence by Persons Other Than Client Rule 1.8 (f), Rule 5.4 (c)
DR 5-107 Setting Similar Claims of Clients Rule 1.8 (g)
DR 6-101 (A) Competence Rule 1.1
DR 6-101 (B) Promptness Rule 1.3 (a)
DR 6-101 (C) Communication Rule 1.4 (a), (b)
DR 6-101 (D) " " " " Rule 1.4 (c)
DR 6-102 Limiting Liability to Client Rule 1.8 (h)
DR 7-101 (A) Representing Client Zealously Rule 1.3 (b), (c)
DR 7-101 (B) Limitations on Zealous Representations Rule 1.2 (b), (c)
DR 7-102 (A) Representing Client Within Bounds of Law Rule 3.1, Rule 3.3, Rule 3.4 (j), Rule 4.4
DR 7-102 (B) Reporting Third Party Fraud on Tribunal Rule 3.3 (d)
DR 7-103 (A)(1) Communications with Persons Represented by Counsel Rule 4.2
DR 7-103 (A)(2) Advising Unrepresented Persons Rule 4.2
DR 7-103 (B) Dealing with Unrepresented Persons Rule 4.3
DR 7-104 Threatening Criminal or Disciplinary Charges Rule 3.4 (h)
DR 7-105 (A) Trial Conduct: Disregarding Court Rule or Order Rule 3.4 (d)
DR 7-105 (C) Trial Conduct Rule 3.4
DR 7-106 Trial Publicity Rule 3.6
DR 7-107 Communication With or Investigation of Jurors Rule 3.5 (a)-(c)
DR 7-108 Contact With Witnesses Rule 3.4
DR 7-109 Contact With Officials Rule 3.5 (d), (e)
DR 8-101 Action as Public Official Rule 1.11 (a)
DR 8-102 Special Responsibilities of a Prosecutor Rule 3.8
DR 9-101 Avoiding Even the Appearance of Impropriety Rule 1.11
DR 9-102 Preserving Identity of Funds and Property of Client Rule 1.15
DR 9-103 Record Keeping Requirements Rule 1.15

 

Updated: November 1, 2012