Maine became another of the vast majority of states to adopt rules (effective Aug. 1, 2009) consistent with the ABA's
revised Model Rules of Professional Conduct.
In 1983 and again from 1999 to 2000, the ABA considered
revising Model Rule 5.4 in order to allow for nonlawyer ownership and multidisciplinary practices in some form, but in each case the House of Delegates declined to make any changes.
Both ABA Rule 1.1 and the more recently adopted
revised Model Rule for Minimum Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) and Comments dated February 17, 2017 have bearing on attorney requirements for technology competence.
Not exact matches
The Department also
revised the final
rule to allow asset allocation
models and interactive investment materials to identify specific investment alternatives under ERISA - covered and other plans if certain conditions are met.
Some jurisdictions have adopted a
revised version of
Model Rule 7.2 which explicitly spells out that a sole practitioner should not use any «language implying a group practice,» noting «and associates» as an example of objectionable language — even if the lawyer plans to employ associates at a later date.
(Here is the draft version of the
model rule; the commentary was
revised during the ABA debate to leave it to states to decide whether to make public the conditional nature of the admission.)
The pertinent section of the Colorado
Revised Statutes (2016), strongly influenced by the language of the
Model Penal Code (which never adopted in full by any state but highly influential stylistically in how U.S. criminal codes are drafted) is very typical of the majority
rule regarding the defense of others and reads as follows (emphasizing the language relevant to the scenario in the question):
Let's channel our unholy energies in the way I describe below and prove to the ABA we're not that dangerous — and that the
model rules on lawyer advertising should be significantly
revised and expanded.
Their work included a review of
Model Rule 5.4, and in particular whether it should be
revised in order to allow for alternative structures.
Rule 12.9.4 combines former
rules 12.9.4 and 12.9.5, provides guidance on citing principles, and
revises the citation format of
model codes, restatements, standards, and guidelines.
Therefore, in the final
rule, we modeled the criterion on the relevant Common Rule requirement for the approval of human subjects research, and revised the proposed criterion to state: «the privacy risks to individuals whose protected health information is to be used or disclosed are reasonable in relation to the anticipated benefits if any to the individuals, and the importance of the knowledge that may reasonably be expected to result from the research.&ra
rule, we
modeled the criterion on the relevant Common
Rule requirement for the approval of human subjects research, and revised the proposed criterion to state: «the privacy risks to individuals whose protected health information is to be used or disclosed are reasonable in relation to the anticipated benefits if any to the individuals, and the importance of the knowledge that may reasonably be expected to result from the research.&ra
Rule requirement for the approval of human subjects research, and
revised the proposed criterion to state: «the privacy risks to individuals whose protected health information is to be used or disclosed are reasonable in relation to the anticipated benefits if any to the individuals, and the importance of the knowledge that may reasonably be expected to result from the research.»