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Appendix A. Rules of Professional Conduct in District of Columbia Bar Rules & Code of Judicial Conduct on Lexis
: Found in DC - District of Columbia District & Federal Court Rules.
Appendix A. Rules of Professional Conduct on Weslaw
: Found in District of Columbia Statutes & Court Rules: District of Columbia District Rules: Rules Governing the District of Columbia Bar.
Code of Judicial Conduct on Westlaw
: Found in District of Columbia Statutes & Court Rules: District of Columbia District Rules.
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D.C. Bar Association: D.C. Rules of Professional Conduct
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Lawyer's Manual on Professional Conduct: District of Columbia Ethics Opinion on Bloomberg Law
(coverage from Opinion 154 (4/86)).
District of Columbia Judicial Ethics Opinions on Westlaw
: Found in District of Columbia Administrative Decisions & Guidance (coverage from 1991).
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D.C. Bar Association: Opinions - DC Bar
(Full text from Opinion 210 (1990) onward; select opinions prior to Opinion 210).
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Code of Professional Responsibility and Opinion of the D.C. Bar Legal Ethics Committee,
Call Number: State 1st Floor KFD1276.5 .A2 A3 (Opinion 1 to Opinion 215. 1990 - 2010. Ceased in 2010, continued in DC Rules of Professional Conduct).
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National Reporter on Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility on Lexis
Coverage 1990- 2009, but varies by state. No longer updated.
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