The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.

"The digest of decisions relating to national banks was for many years included as part of the comptrolller's Annual report. Prior to 1902 this was confined to decisions by the federal courts, but in that year a large number of state decisions were added. Since that date all decisions of the federal courts have been included and a few selected state decisions added thereto."--Pref., vol. II, p. iv.