The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.
Proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure addressing discovery of electronically stored information. The proposed amendments affect Rules 16(b), 26(a), 26(b)(2), 26(b)(5), 26(f), 33, 34(a), 34(b), 37(f) and 45, as well as Form 35. The proposals would revamp existing discovery rules in order to better accommodate discovery directed at information generated by computers. Includes excerpts from Advisory Committee package -- historical analysis, a description of the efforts which led to the proposed amendments, a statement of each proposed rule change in black line format, as well as explanatory Committee Notes.