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Supreme Court approves new rules governing attorney conduct

Supreme Court approves new rules governing attorney conduct

For the first time in nearly 20 years the Supreme Court of Kentucky has approved comprehensive revisions to its rules governing attorney conduct, including a new rule that requires attorneys who know about professional misconduct by other attorneys or judges to report the misconduct. The rules were released April 16 and become effective July 15.
“The revised rules reflect thoughtful changes that will bring Kentucky into line with national standards for attorney conduct,” Chief Justice of Kentucky John D. Minton Jr. said. “Our goal is to improve public confidence in our state’s legal profession by strengthening attorney accountability.”
Revised Supreme Court Rules with order effective 7-15-2009 (382KB-PDF)

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