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Amendments To Ohio Rules Of Professional Conduct Effective April 1, 2015
Post on June 8th, 2015

The Supreme Court of Ohio issued the initial publication for comment of proposed amendments to Rules 1.0, 1.1, 1.4, 1.6, 1.12, 1.17, 1.18, 4.4, 5.3, 5.5, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, and 8.5 of the Ohio Rules of Professional Conduct on September 15, 2014.

Public comments were accepted by the Court until October 15, 2014. An additional amendment to Rule 5.5 was published for public comment on December 22, 2014. Final adoption of the amendments took place February 24, 2015, with the effective date of April 1, 2015.

These amendments address significant issues for the legal profession in:

  • Technology
  • Confidentiality
  • Client development
  • Client solicitation
  • Corporate Counsel pro bono

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