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Parts
of WSBA's Proposed RPC Receiving Comments, with Links to the Comments.
The below-listed comments were
obtained by Doug Schafer from the Washington State Supreme Court Clerk
on May 27, 2005. The submission deadline had been April 29, 2005. He
requested copies of all the comments* received by the Court. (Request.)A summary of the public comments, prepared for the Court by a staff lawyer Nan Sullins, is posted here. Fundamental Principles -- Althoff, Schafer Preamble -- Quigley, Ende, Vander Well, Michl-1, Luvera Rule 1.1 -- Luvera Rule 1.2 -- Schafer, HALT, Lesnikov Rule 1.4 -- HALT, Andrews Rule 1.5 -- HALT, Luvera, Kahler, Ward Rule 1.6(a) -- *(see below) Rule 1.6(b)[rectify harm] -- 4 UW Law Professors, Althoff, Schafer Rule 1.6(b)[mandatory disclosures] -- Andrews, Althoff, Schafer Rule 1.6(b)[government corruption] -- Schafer Rule 1.6(b)(1)[prevent death/injury] -- Andrews, Althoff, Schafer Rule 1.6(b)(2)[prevent crime] -- Schafer Rule 1.6(b)(3)[prevent fraud] -- Althoff, Schafer, Michl-2, Ley Rule 1.6(b)(6)[comply with law] -- Andrews, Schafer Rule 1.6(b)(7)[fiduciary breach]-- 4 UW Law Professors, Schafer, Culbertson, Velikanje Rule 1.7 -- Schafer Rule 1.8 -- Andrews, Whittle Rule 1.8(e) -- Andrews, Dial, Ripley, Crowell, Midgley Rule 1.8(j) -- Althoff Rule 1.8(f) -- Parker, Frank Rule 1.8(g) -- Crowell Rule 1.8(l) -- Mathew Rule 1.11 -- Andrews Rule 1.12 -- Andrews Rule 1.13 -- Althoff, Ley Rule 1.14 -- Andrews, Balsam, Midgley, Schafer Rule 1.15A -- Crowell, Midgley, Clark, Anderson, Zier, Minor, Greiner, Adams, Watts, Hussey, Shaffer Rule 1.15A(e) -- Smith Rule 1.15A(h) -- Nelson, Tuell, Smith, Wagner Rule 1.15A(i) -- Augustine, Dahlstrom, Petteys, Eckhardt, Gresswell, Michaelis, Ley Rule 1.15B(a) -- Smith Rule 1.16(d) -- Didrickson Rule 1.18 -- Andrews Rule 2.4 -- Lesnikov Rule 3.1 -- Michl-1 Rule 3.3 -- Dial, Schafer, Althoff, Ley, *(see below) Rule 4.1 -- Kettman-Thomas Rule 4.3 -- McCarthy Rule 5.4 -- Andrews Rule 5.8 -- Vander Well Rule 6.1 -- Andrews, Vander Well, Ley, Crowell, Midgley Rule 6.2 -- Ley Rule 6.5 -- Crowell Rule 7.2 -- Althoff Rule 7.3 -- Andrews Rule 7.4 -- Althoff, Luvera Rule 8.1 -- Schafer Rule 8.2 -- Michl-1 Rule 8.3 -- Andrews, Althoff, Schafer, Seidel, Dial, Townsend, Michl-2, Wagner, Angle, Hiscock, Ripley, Ley, Lesnikov, * Rule 8.4(b) -- Schafer Rule 8.4(g) -- Michl-1 Rule 8.4(h) -- Vander Well, Michl-1, Ley Rule 8.4(i)-(n) -- Andrews Duty to Disclose Scope of Confidentiality/Privilege -- Andrews Malpractice Insurance -- Andrews, HALT Miscellaneous -- Holcomb, Parmelee * After repeated unfulfilled requests in July 2006 to selected justices and to court administrative staff, on August 1, 2006, I obtained from journalist Peter Callaghan a copy of a comment letter dated April 25, 2005, from the Washington State Trial Lawyers Association (WSTLA) addressing proposed Rules 1.6 (Confidentiality), Rule 3.3 (Candor Toward Tribunal), and Rule 8.3 (Reporting Professional Misconduct). |