Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 2020

In Re: Amendment of Explanatory Comment [5] to Rule 1.5, Pennsylvania Rules of Professional Conduct

In Re: Amendment of Explanatory Comment [5] to Rule 1.5, Pennsylvania Rules of Professional Conduct
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Decided November 25, 2020

In Re: Amendment of Explanatory Comment [5] to Rule 1.5, Pennsylvania Rules of Professional Conduct

Opinion

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA

IN RE: : NO. 204 : AMENDMENT OF EXPLANATORY : DISCIPLINARY RULES COMMENT [5] TO RULE 1.5, : PENNSYLVANIA RULES OF : DOCKET PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT

ORDER

PER CURIAM AND NOW, this 25th day of November, 2020, upon the recommendation of the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania to adopt new Explanatory Comment [5] to Rule 1.5 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Professional Conduct (“Pa.R.P.C.”), as published for comment in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, 50 Pa.B. 4013 (August 8, 2020): IT IS ORDERED pursuant to Article V, Section 10 of the Constitution of Pennsylvania, that the new Explanatory Comment [5] to Rule 1.5 of the Pa.R.P.C. is adopted, and that prior Explanatory Comments [5] and [6] are renumbered as [6] and [7], as set forth in the attached form.

This ORDER shall be processed in accordance with Pa.R.J.A. No. 103(b), and shall be effective immediately.

Material to be added is shown in bold and underlined.

Material to be deleted is shown in bold and brackets.

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