Rules For The Legal Profession Flashcards
Members of the legal profession are governed by rules and regulations published by _
Their profession
Within every state, there is an agency or entity that is
Responsible for publishing rules that govern the conduct of attorneys
The rules of conduct are generally referred to as _
Disciplinary rules
If attorney violates a disciplinary rule, he or she may be disciplined by
State bar
If disciplined by state bar, attorney may be subject to
Certain sanctions
If you were represented by an attorney and they did something improper
Check the disciplinary rules
There are also rules of procedure designed to
Provide uniformity as to how lawsuits proceed
Define what should be contained within a set of suit papers _ (Civil procedure rules)
Initiating a lawsuit (also called a complaint)
Define how a _ is to be served (Civil procedure rules)
Complaint
Set forth what _ may be raised by a defendant (Civil procedure rules)
Affirmative defenses
Set forth a variety of rules governing the _ (Civil procedure rules)
Discovery process
Set forth procedures by which a judgement of court may be reviewed by the _ (Civil procedure rules)
Trial court
Rules of criminal procedure govern how a defendant is to be _
Dealt with in terms of the initial charge
Rules of criminal procedure govern how a defendant is to be informed of _
Charges
Rules of criminal procedure defendant must be informed about how
Trial will proceed
