PUBLICATIONS:
Public Statements
This page contains public statements or positions that the APRL Board of Directors has approved pursuant to Article XIV of the APRL By-Laws as being consistent with the purposes of the organization.
October 25, 2011
A Statement in Support of the ABA Ethics 20/20 Commission's Proposed Revisions to ABA Model Rule 5.5, ABA Model Rule on Pro Hac Vice Admission and the ABA Model Rule for Registration of In-House Counsel concerning Inbound Foreign Lawyers
April 4, 2011
A Proposal for Freedom of Movement of Lawyers Among the States
August 2010
APRL Statement on Proposed Amendments to ABA Model Code of Judicial Conduct.
August 2010
APRL Statement on Proposed ABA Model Rules for Client Trust Account Record.s
August 2010
APRL Statement on Proposed Amendments to ABA Model Rule on Admission by Motio.n
APRL Statement on ABA Ethics 20/20 Commission Proposed Templates re Inbound Foreign Lawyer Issues.
APRL Statement On Proposed DOD Investigation of Lawyers Representing Guantanamo Prisoners.
August 2009
APRL Statement Re: American Bar Association 2009 Annual Meeting Report 111A (concerning possible negative effects on individual lawyers from judicial findings of misconduct).
August 2008
Statement of the Association Of Professional Responsibility Lawyers Concerning the Case of Charles Dean Hood.
Proposed Amendments to Model Rule 1.10
February 2009
APRL's 2009 Statement Supporting the November, 2008, Report and Recommended Amendment to Model Rule 1.10 re Screening.
November 2008
ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility's Report and Recommended Amendment to Rule 1.10.
February 2009
APRL's 2009 Statement Regarding Proposed August 2008 Amendments to Model Rule 1.10 Recommended by the ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility.
May 21, 2008
APRL's Report Regarding the August 2008 Proposed Amendments to Model Rule 1.10 Recommended by the ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility.
Proposed Model Rule for Registration of In-House Counsel
July 2008
APRL's Position Regarding the Proposed Model Rule for In-House Counsel Registration recommended by the ABA Committee on Legal Education and Admission.
July 2008
Statement of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) concerning the Proposed Model Rule for Registration of In-House Counsel.
July 2008
APRL's Supplemental Statement Endorsing ACC's Comments on Proposed In-House Counsel Registration Rule.
July 2008
The Report and Recommendation of the ABA Committee on Legal Education and Admission regarding the Proposed Model Rule for In-House Counsel Registration.
Limitations on Guantanamo Confidentiality and Communications
May 8, 2007
APRL’s Open Letter to Secretary of Defense Robert Gates opposing Department of Justice Proposed Limitations on Guantanamo Attorney-Client Confidentiality and Communication.
May 11, 2007
The Government’s Motion for Leave to Submit Revision to Government’s Proposed Protective Order.
May 2007
The “Final Report” of the NOBC-APRL Joint Report on Aging Lawyers.

