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Ethics Resources for Attorneys – State-specific, ABA and U.S. Government Links to the Information You Need
Search here for the top resources available to lawyers within each state. Listed here are links to sites compiled by state court systems, state bar associations and government regulatory bodies.
State-Specific Resources
Alabama
State Bar Association
Code of Professional Courtesy
Alabama Rules of Professional Conduct
Ethics Opinions
Solo and Small Firm Practice Task Force
Alaska
State Bar Association, Ethics/Discipline
Adopted Ethics Opinions: Topical Index
AK Rules of Professional Conduct (2014-2015)
Arizona
AZ Ethics and Special Services
AZ Rules of Professional Conduct
Solo Practitioner and Small Firm Section
Arkansas
AK Rules of Professional Conduct
AK Judiciary, Office of the Committee on Professional Conduct
California
CA Rules of Professional Conduct
CA Business and Professions Code
Colorado
Lawyers Professional Liability Committee
Solo-Small Firm Practice Section
Connecticut
Professional Ethics Committee (and Opinions)
Ethics Opinions (log-in required)
Small Firm Practice Management Section
Delaware
Small Firms & Solo Practitioners Section
District of Columbia
Florida
General Practice Solo & Small Firm Section
Georgia
Hawaii
Law Ethics Advice for Hawaii Lawyers
Idaho
Illinois
General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm Section
Indiana
General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Section
Iowa
Kansas
Ethics Advisory Committee (log-in required)
Solo & Small Firm Section (log-in required)
Kentucky
Small Firm Practice & Management Section
Louisiana
Ethics Advisory Service and Opinions
Maine
Maryland
Ethics Opinions (log-in required)
Massachusetts
Committee on Professional Ethics
Sole Practitioner and Small Firm Section
Michigan
General Practice – Solo & Small Firm Section
Minnesota
Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility
Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board Opinions
Mississippi
Mississippi Rules of Professional Conduct
Missouri
Informal Advisory Ethics Opinions
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
Solo and Small Practice Section
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
Rules of Professional Conduct (log-in required)
New York
Committee on Professional Ethics
Solo and Small Firm Resource Center
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Solo, Small Firms & General Practice Section
Oklahoma
Oregon
Solo & Small Firm Practitioners Section
Pennsylvania
Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility Committee
Ethics Opinions (log-in required)
Solo and Small Firm Practice Section
Rhode Island
Ethics Advisory Panel Opinions
South Carolina
South Dakota
Checklist for Solo Practitioners
Tennessee
Ethics and Professional Responsibility Committee
General-Solo-Small Firm Practitioners Section
Texas
Professional Ethics Committee Opinions
Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct
Utah
Ethics and Discipline Committee
Office of Professional Conduct
Solo, Small & Rural Practice Section
Vermont
State of VT Judiciary, Professional Responsibility Program
Solo and Small Firm Section (log-in required)
Virginia
Washington
Solo and Small Practice Section
West Virginia
Solo Practitioner and Small Firm Committee
Wisconsin
Ethics Opinions and Solo/Small Firm & General Practice Section (log-in required)
Wyoming
Additional Resources
ABA Useful Links
ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct
ABA Solo and Small Firm Resource Center
ABA Center for Professional Responsibility
ABA Commission on Ethics 20/20
ABA 50-State Survey of Legal Malpractice Law
ABA New HIPAA Liability for Lawyers