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New England States' Links to Admission and Practice Information
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Connecticut Bar Association
Rules of Admission
Rules of Professional Conduct
UPL Statute
Maine Bar Association
Rules of Admission
- Admission Rules (PDF)
Rule 1 – Scope of Rules
Rule 1(a) - Jurisdiction
Rule 1(b) – Choice of Law
Rule 3 – Code of Professional Responsibility.
Rule 3.1(a) binds all attorneys to adherence to the Code of Professional Responsibility pursuant to Rule 1(a).
Sections of Rule 3 of particular relevance to UAP/MJP are:
Rule 3.2(a) – Unauthorized Practice
Rule 3.9(e) – Multi-jurisdictional Disclosure
Rule 3.12(a) – Dividing fees with Non-Lawyers
Rule 3.12(c) – Partnership with Non-Lawyers
Rule 3.12(d) - Co-ownership with Non-Lawyers
Rule 7 – Grievance Commission, Procedures and Discipline
Rule 7.3(h) – Reciprocal Discipline
Rule 12 – Continuing Legal Education
Rule 12(a)(4) – CLE reciprocity
- Rule 11A - Reciprocal Admission by Motion (PDF)
UPL Statutes
Case Law
- Board of Overseers of the Bar v. Mangan, 763 A.2d 1189, 1193 (Me. 2001)
Board of Overseers of the Bar v. Murphy, 607 A.2d 530 (Me. 1992) (available on Casemaker, Maine database)
Board of Overseers of the Bar v. MacKerron, 581 A.2d 424, 425 (Me. 1990) (available on Casemaker, Maine database)
Professional Ethics Commission of the Board of Overseers of the Bar
Other Guidance
Massachusetts Bar Association
Rules of Professional Conduct
UPL Statutes
M.G.L. c. 221, Clerks, Attorneys, Officers of the Court
General Information, Multi-Jurisdictional Practice
New Hampshire Bar Association
Rules of Admission
Rules of Professional Conduct
UPL Statutes
Rhode Island Bar Association
Rules of Admission
Rules of Professional Conduct- Rules of Professional Conduct (PDF)
- Rule 1.5 Fees (page 32)
- Rule 1.6 Confidentiality (page 40)
- Rule 1.7 Conflicts: Current Client (page 49)
- Rule 1.9 Duties to Former Clients (page 77)
- Rule 2.1 Advisor (page 138)
- Rule 5.5 Unauthorized Practice of Law;MJP (page 201)
- Rule 8.5 Disciplinary Authority; Choice of Law (page 258)
UPL Statutes
Vermont Bar Association
Rules of Admission
Rules of Professional Conduct
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