Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility

Minnesota Ethics Articles

All attorney fees, no matter how labeled,
must be reasonable. more

Reprinted from Minnesota Lawyer (June 1, 2009).
Index to Minnesota Lawyer Ethics Articles

New Rules Galore
Recently, the court promulgated a "flurry" of
changes to the procedural Rules regarding lawyer
discipline as well as the judicial Code and Rules. more
Reprinted from Bench & Bar (May/June 2009).
Index to Bench & Bar Ethics Articles

What's New

Rules on Lawyers Professional
Responsibility - effective July 1 2009
In March 2009 the Supreme Court approved
amendments to the above procedural Rules effective
July 1, 2009.
Click here for current version of the Rules.
Click here for Order and redlined version of the Rules.

Lawyers Board Adopts Opinion No. 20
At its June 18, 2009, meeting the Lawyers Professional
Responsibility Board adopted Opinion No. 20 regarding
the use of the word "Associates" in a law firm name.
Click here for full Opinion.
Click here for Lawyers Board Response to public comment.

Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board
Proposed Opinion No. 21
PUBLIC COMMENT REQUESTED
Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board seeks public
comment regarding proposed Opinion No. 21 regarding
a lawyer's duty to consult with a client about the lawyer's
own malpractice. Submit comments in writing by 8/31/09
to Siama Y. Chaudhary, 1500 Landmark Towers,
345 St. Peter Street, St. Paul, MN 55102.
Click here to view proposed Opinion 21.

2009 Annual Report -
Of the Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board and
Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility more
Link to prior Annual Reports

Lawyers Professional Responsibility
Board Panel Manual

In a recent report, the Supreme Court Advisory Committee
to Review the Lawyer Discipline System recommended the
Manual be updated to include current case law and other
pertinent developments and that the Manual be posted
on the Lawyers Board Web site for easy access by all
concerned persons, as well as the public.

Roger Gilmore & Murray Shabsis named
Lawyers Professional Responsibility
Volunteers of the Year 2008. more

Lawyers Board amends section I.6 of Appendix 1
to the Minnesota Rules of Professional Conduct
regarding trust account books and records.
Link to redline version Link to Appendix 1

Report of the Supreme Court Advisory
Committee to Review the Lawyer Discipline
System

Lawyer Ethics Articles by Subject and Rule
Use our revised Subject Matter Index and new
Rule Index to research our archive of ethics
articles from Minnesota Bench & Bar and Minnesota Lawyer. more

For Attorneys Only: Advisory Opinion
Service Now Available On Line
Minnesota attorneys may now submit electronic
requests for an advisory opinion to the Office
of Lawyers Professional Responsibility.
Click here for details and request form.

Minnesota Lawyer Public Discipline
Search Now Available
Click the link on the menu to the left entitled
Lawyer Search: Public Discipline Record.
Enter a lawyers last name. A list of lawyers
will appear showing whether or not they are
authorized to practice in Minnesota and
if they have public discipline. If they are
not authorized, it will state the reason.
Click on the lawyer you are inquiring about.
If the lawyer has public discipline, there
should be a link to the Supreme Court
order or opinion.