Professional Responsibility Outline Readings from Morgan & Rotunda (11th ed.

2011)

Reading Model Rules

A. Regulation of the Legal Profession

1. Admission to the Bar 31-46 8.1

2. Lawyer Discipline 46-62 8.3, 8.4, 8.5

B. Lawyer-Client Relationship

4. Undertaking Representation 83-97 1.2, 1.18

5. Billing for Legal Services 98-115 1.5
6. Client Property; Withdrawing Representation 115-131 1.15, 1.16

7. Duty of Confidentiality 131-148 1.6

8. Organization as Client 148-167

C. Requirement of Loyalty to the Client

9. Representing Multiple Parties 168-182 1.7

10. Duty of Loyalty 182-201

11. Criminal Litigation 201-215

12. Clients vs. Attorneys Interests 215-228 1.8

14. Former Clients 245-261 1.9

15. Imputed Disqualification 261-275 1.10

D. Advising Clients

18. Business Corporation as Client 307-319 1.13

19. Contact with Nonclients 320-336 4.2, 4.3

20. Ethics of Negotiation 336-352 4.1

21. Lawyer as Evaluator 353-366 2.3
22. Client Engaged in Fraud 367-384
E. Litigation

23. Decision to File Suit 385-403 3.1, 3.2

24. Litigation Tactics 403-421 3.3

25. Disclosure Favorable to Other Side 421-439

26. Physical Evidence 439-454

27. Client Perjury 454-475

28. Possibly Tainted Verdict 475-487 3.4, 3.5, 3.7
29. Prosecutors 487-511 3.6, 3.8

F. Delivery of Legal Services

31. Marketing 522-546 7.1, 7.2, 7.3

33. Law Firms 559-574 5.1, 5.2, 5.3
35. Pro Bono Work 594-610 6.1

G. Ethical Conduct of Judges

38. Judges Conflicts of Interest 655-672

39. Politics 672-691 7.6