LibGuides: California Legal Ethics: Additional Information on Legal Ethics

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California Legislation
Browse the 29 codes of California law. Information presented reflects laws currently in effect.
California Rules of Professional Conduct
Provides access to the California Rules of Professional Conduct (both previous and current).
California Supreme Court Opinions
Search for California Supreme Court ethics opinions. Opinions are provided in Word (DOC) and Adobe Acrobat (PDF) formats via LexisNexis.
State Bar of California
The State Bar of California is the regulatory agency for the state's lawyers, charged with admitting and disciplining attorneys. Provides information regarding attorney resources, public services, the Bar exam, and member services.
Ethics Hotliner
The State Bar Ethics Hotliner newsletter highlights new developments in California legal ethics.
Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics
A law review devoted solely to issues of professional ethics. Volumes 5 and 10 contain cumulative indexes to articles by title and author. See also the journal's website (table of contents for recent issues, no full text access).

Additional Sources of Information on Legal Ethics

The library has many additional legal ethics resources. You can browse the following call numbers in the library's stacks:

California Ethics:KFC 75-77 (Level 2)

ABA, National, and General Works:KF 300-338 (Level M)

Judicial Ethics:KF 8779 (Level 2); See also KFC 76.5 and KFC 980 (Level 2)

Addressing Ethical Concerns

If you have ethical concerns, the California State Bar provides a confidential research service to help California lawyers identify and analyze their professional responsibilities. This service is for California Attorneys only at 1-800-238-4427 (toll free in California) or 415-538-2150 (from outside of California).

California Legal Ethics: Additional Information on Legal Ethics

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Additional Sources of Information on Legal Ethics

Addressing Ethical Concerns

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