Minnesota Ethics Articles

Fee Miscellany

    A review of some not-so-common fee issues.
    more

 Reprinted from Minnesota Lawyer (November 2, 2009).
Index to Minnesota Lawyer Ethics Articles

Opinionated
Opinions issued by Minnesota's Lawyers Board
represent a position that the Director's Office and
the board itself will be expected to follow in
interpreting and enforcing a particular rule.  more
Reprinted from Bench & Bar (November 2009).
Index to Bench & Bar Ethics Articles

What's New

Ann Tessneer named Lawyers Professional
Responsibility 2009 Volunteer of the Year. more

Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board
Adopts Opinion No. 21.
At its October 2009 meeting, the Lawyers Board adopted
Opinion 21 regarding a lawyer's duty to consult with a client
about the lawyer's own malpractice. Click here to view Opinion 21.

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.

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. 

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 lawyer’s 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.