The Supreme Court opens comment period for amendments to the Minnesota Rules of Professional Conduct.Click here to view order.
A joint petition of the Minnesota State Bar Association and the Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board to amend the Minnesota Rules of Professional Conduct was filed with the Minnesota Supreme Court on July 31, 2014. Click here to view petition.
Court Amends Rules on Lawyers Professional Responsibility - October 1, 2014
The Minnesota Supreme Court amended the RLPR, effective October 1, 2014, regarding the number of copies to be filed with the Court and proofs of service.Click here to view order and amendments.
Court Amends Rules of Professional Conduct - July 16, 2010
A joint petition of the Minnesota State Bar Association and the Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board to amend Rules 1.5 and 1.15, Minnesota Rules of Professional Conduct, was filed in the Minnesota Supreme Court. The parties request the Court to issue an order establishing a comment period and then setting the matter on for hearing upon conclusion of the comment period. The public comment period concluded on November 22, 2010, with no comments having been filed. On December 17, 2010, the Supreme Court prescribed and promulgated the Rules to be effective on July 1, 2011.Click here to view order and amendments.Click here to view petition.