The Supreme Court today approved a new rule of professional conduct for lawyers that requires an attorney to report certain serious misconduct committed by another attorney. The approved rule is a court-modified version of the broader of two alternatives submitted to the court by the State Bar.
With some exceptions also stated in the rule, the rule provides:
A news release by Merrill Balassone explains the rule and the court’s modifications.
Approving rules of attorney conduct is one of the court’s non-case-related jobs. (Bus. & Prof. Code, section 6077; related: The multi-tasking Supreme Court.)