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

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April 4, 2011

A Proposal for Freedom of Movement of Lawyers Among the States

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August 2010

APRL Statement on Proposed Amendments to ABA Model Code of Judicial Conduct.

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August 2010

APRL Statement on Proposed ABA Model Rules for Client Trust Account Record.s

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August 2010

APRL Statement on Proposed Amendments to ABA Model Rule on Admission by Motio.n

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APRL Statement on ABA Ethics 20/20 Commission Proposed Templates re Inbound Foreign Lawyer Issues.

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APRL Statement On Proposed DOD Investigation of Lawyers Representing Guantanamo Prisoners.

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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).

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August 2008

Statement of the Association Of Professional Responsibility Lawyers Concerning the Case of Charles Dean Hood.

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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.

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November 2008

ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility's Report and Recommended Amendment to Rule 1.10.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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July 2008

Statement of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) concerning the Proposed Model Rule for Registration of In-House Counsel.

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July 2008

APRL's Supplemental Statement Endorsing ACC's Comments on Proposed In-House Counsel Registration Rule.

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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.

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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.

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May 11, 2007

The Government’s Motion for Leave to Submit Revision to Government’s Proposed Protective Order.

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May 2007

The “Final Report” of the NOBC-APRL Joint Report on Aging Lawyers.

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