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Perspective

Aug. 3, 2010

Why the Proposed New Rules of Professional Conduct Should Be Rejected

This third installment criticizing the proposed new Rules of Professional Conduct focuses on the overexpansion of informed client consent, by Kurt W. Melchior of Nossaman and Jerome Sapiro Jr. of The Sapiro Law Firm.

By Kurt W. Melchior and Jerome Sapiro Jr.

We continue our critical analysis of the proposed new rules of Professional Conduct. Today we will devote much of our discussion to the concept of informed client consent: a noble and at times necessary tool of the profession, but one which we believe the Commission has expanded beyond levels that allow a reasonable practice of the law on our clients' behalf.

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