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• Ethics Opinions 
  
  
  • Judicial Ethics Opinions
    
  • Labor and Employment Law Ethics Opinions 
    
  • Ethics for Municipal Lawyers
    
  • Municipal Ethics Presentation (PDF)
    
  • Sample Ethics Laws 
    
• Final New York Rules of Conduct with Comments (PDF) - Effective April 1, 2009 as amended December 20, 2012
  PLEASE NOTE: The New York Rules of Professional Conduct have been adopted by the Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court and are published as Part 1200 of the Joint Rules of the Appellate Division (22 NYCRR Part 1200).  The Appellate Division has not enacted the Preamble, Scope and Comments, which are published solely by the New York State Bar Association to provide guidance for attorneys in complying with the Rules.  Where a conflict exists between a Rule and the Preamble, Scope or a Comment, the Rule controls. More ... 
  
• ABA Standards for Providers of Civil Legal Services to the Poor (PDF)
  
• State Administrative Law Judges' Model Code of Conduct
  
• Code of Judicial Conduct (PDF)
  
• Judicial Campaign Conduct Brochure (PDF)
  
• Attorney General Opinions 
  
• Fundamental Concepts Concerning Government Lawyers (PDF)