(A) A member shall not intentionally, recklessly, or repeatedly fail to perform legal services with competence.
(A) A member shall not reveal information protected from disclosure by Business and Professions Code section 6068, subdivision (e)(1) without the informed consent of the client, or as provided in paragraph (B) of this rule.
Rule 3.400. Definition. (a) Definition. A "complex case" is an action that requires exceptional judicial management to avoid placing unnecessary burdens on the court or the litigants and to expedite the case, keep costs reasonable, and promote effective decision making by the court, the parties, and counsel.
Conduct Std. 2-101(A) states that a communication is a message concerning the availability for professional employment of a member or a member's firm.
(a) A lawyer shall not intentionally, recklessly, with gross negligence, or repeatedly fail to perform legal services with competence.
Rule 1.100 of the California Rules of Court allows court participants with disabilities, including lawyers, parties, witnesses, and jurors, to request reasonable accommodations from the court. Request for Accommodations by Persons With Disabilities and Response (form MC-410) is available to make the request.
(A) While representing a client, a member shall not communicate directly or indirectly about the subject of the representation with a party the member knows to be represented by another lawyer in the matter, unless the member has the consent of the other lawyer.
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11 is the federal rule that prohibits frivolous and unwarranted contentions in litigation and allows courts to sanction attorneys for violations. California's version appears in California Code of Civil Procedure §128.7, and California courts look at Rule 11 cases when they interpret § ...
(a) A lawyer shall not make an agreement for, charge, or collect an unconscionable or illegal fee.
Rule 1.2.1 Advising or Assisting the Violation of Law
(a) A lawyer shall not counsel a client to engage, or assist a client in conduct that the lawyer knows is criminal, fraudulent, or a violation of any law, rule, or ruling of a tribunal.
(a) Fields occupied
No trial court, or any division or branch of a trial court, may enact or enforce any local rule concerning these fields. All local rules concerning these fields are null and void unless otherwise permitted or required by a statute or a rule in the California Rules of Court.
This rule sets forth standards of practice and administration for child custody mediation services. The rule lists responsibilities of services, including ensuring that mediators are competent and impartial and protecting confidentiality.
Rule 2.251. Electronic service. When a document may be served by mail, express mail, overnight delivery, or fax transmission, the document may be served electronically under Code of Civil Procedure section 1010.6 and the rules in this chapter.
A member shall not advise the violation of any law, rule, or ruling of a tribunal unless the member believes in good faith that such law, rule, or ruling is invalid. A member may take appropriate steps in good faith to test the validity of any law, rule, or ruling of a tribunal.
Rule 3.8 Special Responsibilities of a Prosecutor
(g) When a prosecutor knows* of clear and convincing evidence establishing that a defendant in the prosecutor's jurisdiction was convicted of an offense that the defendant did not commit, the prosecutor shall seek to remedy the conviction.
(E) A member shall not, without the informed written consent of the client or former client, accept employment adverse to the client or former client where, by reason of the representation of the client or former client, the member has obtained confidential information material to the employment.
(a) Except as permitted by statute, an applicable code of judicial ethics or code of judicial conduct, or standards governing employees of a tribunal,* a lawyer shall not directly or indirectly give or lend anything of value to a judge, official, or employee of a tribunal.
A lawyer may refuse to offer evidence, other than the testimony of a defendant in a criminal matter, that the lawyer reasonably believes* is false.
1.200. Citations to cases and other authorities in all documents filed in the courts must be in the style established by either the California Style Manual or The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, at the option of the party filing the document. The same style must be used consistently throughout the document.
A judicial branch entity must not sell, exchange, furnish, or otherwise provide a judicial administrative record subject to disclosure under this rule to a private entity in a manner that prevents a judicial branch entity from providing the record directly under this rule.
Rule 5-100 Threatening Criminal, Administrative, or Disciplinary Charges. (A) A member shall not threaten to present criminal, administrative, or disciplinary charges to obtain an advantage in a civil dispute.
333(c) c) [Party deponent's appearance] A party deponent must appear at his or her deposition in person and be in the presence of the deposition officer.
If a document requires a signature by a court or a judicial officer, the document may be electronically signed in any manner permitted by law.
(f) Improper questions
When any counsel examines the prospective jurors, the trial judge should not permit counsel to attempt to precondition the prospective jurors to a particular result or allow counsel to comment on the personal lives and families of the parties or their attorneys.
(1) An application to extend time must include a declaration stating facts, not mere conclusions, and must be served on all parties. For good cause, the Chief Justice or presiding justice may excuse advance service.