Proposed Ohio Rule of Government of Bar

The Ohio Supreme Court will be entertaining comments on a proposal to add a third section the “Professional Responsibility” portion of Ohio’s Rules of Governance of the Bar. The amendment is summarized as requiring “a lawyer to make readily available to each client a statement of commitments to the client, and associated client responsibilities..”

Language of the amendment and other pertinent information appear on the Supreme Court Reporter’s page.

Comments on the proposal will be accepted until November 22, 2006


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