A. Look in annotated code
B. Try Topic– Attorney and Client – and Key Number (see table of contents for specific key numbers)
On the Law Library’s webpage see:
· Law Library’s Research Guides > Legal Ethics
· Online Resources > Ethics
A. BNA Manual on Professional Conduct (MOPC)
B. ABA Model Rules – see ABA web site
a. Annotated Model Rules of Professional Conduct: Call Number: KF305.A6 Law Reserve
b. Legislative History: A Legislative History: The Development of the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct, 1982-2005: Call Number: KF306 .L45 2006 Law Reserve
C. State codes/rules of ethics for attorneys – look in state’s annotated code (in print or online). You will find references to some decisions and possibly ethics opinions interpreting the ethics rules. You may find your state’s ethics code in the rules volumes or the main volumes, depending upon the state. See Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility research guide for other sources or see ABA web site: Links of Interest.
D. Ethics Opinions – ABA and state
a. searchable on Lexis and Westlaw
b. Specific opinion may be on free web site – look at State Bar Association web site
