Regulation of the Legal Profession
This chapter covers admission to practice, the duty to report professional misconduct, unauthorized practice, and the disciplinary process.
Bar Admission and Reporting Misconduct
Under Model Rule 8.1, an applicant for admission and a lawyer must not knowingly make a false statement of material fact in connection with a bar admission or disciplinary matter, and must not fail to correct a known misapprehension. Under Model Rule 8.3, a lawyer who knows that another lawyer has committed a violation raising a substantial question about that lawyer's honesty, trustworthiness, or fitness must report it to the appropriate authority, unless the information is protected as confidential.
Unauthorized Practice and Misconduct
Under Model Rule 5.5, a lawyer must not practice law where doing so violates the regulation of the profession in that jurisdiction or assist a nonlawyer in the unauthorized practice of law. Under Model Rule 8.4, professional misconduct includes violating the rules, committing a criminal act reflecting adversely on honesty or fitness, engaging in conduct involving dishonesty or fraud, and conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice.