ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct, created by the
American Bar Association (ABA), is a set of professional standards to prescribe legal ethics and professional responsibility for lawyers in the
United States. The rules are Model Rules and are not themselves binding; however, as of 2007, 47 states have adopted the rules in whole or in part. New York uses the old
Model Code, while California and Maine have developed their own set of rules.
[1]The legal profession in the United States is essentially a self-regulating and self policing organization. {cite}
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