The following is a numerical listing of the Ohio Rules of Professional Conduct with cross-references to provisions of the Ohio Code of Professional Responsibility or other Ohio law that address substantially similar subject-matter. A cross-reference does not indicate that a provision of the Ohio Code of Professional Responsibility or other Ohio law has been incorporated in the Ohio Rules of Professional Conduct. Please consult the code comparisons that follow each rule for a more detailed treatment of corresponding provisions.
Ohio Rules of Professional Conduct | Ohio Code of Professional Responsibility or Other Law |
Rule 1.1 Competence | DR 6-101(A)(1) & (2) |
Rule 1.2 Scope of Representation and Allocation of Authority | |
Rule 1.2(a) | DR 7-101(A)(1), EC 7-7, 7-8, 7-10 |
Rule 1.2(c) | None |
Rule 1.2(d) | DR 7-102(A)(7); EC 7-4 |
Rule 1.2(e) | DR 7-105 |
Rule 1.3 Diligence | DR 6-101(A)(3), 7-101(A)(1) |
Rule 1.4 Communication | |
Rule 1.4(a) & (b) | EC 7-8, 9-2 |
Rule 1.4(c) | DR 1-104 |
Rule 1.5 Fees and Expenses | |
Rule 1.5(a) | DR 2-106(A) & (B) |
Rule 1.5(b) | EC 2-18 |
Rule 1.5(c) | EC 2-18; R.C. 4705.15 |
Rule 1.5(d) | DR 2-106(C); EC 2-19 |
Rule 1.5(e) & (f) | DR 2-107 |
Rule 1.6 Confidentiality | |
Rule 1.6(a) | DR 4-101(A), (B), & (C)(1) |
Rule 1.6(b)(1) | None |
Rule 1.6(b)(2) | DR 4-101(C)(3) |
Rule 1.6(b)(3) | DR 7-102(B)(1) |
Rule 1.6(b)(4) | None |
Rule 1.6(b)(5) | DR 4-101(C)(4) |
Rule 1.6(b)(6) | DR 4-101(C)(2) |
Rule 1.6(c) | None |
Rule 1.7 Conflict of Interest: Current Clients | DR 5-101(A)(1), 5-105(A), (B), & (C) |
Rule 1.8 Conflict of Interest: Current Clients: Specific Rules | |
Rule 1.8(a) | DR 5-104(A); Cincinnati Bar Assn v. Hartke (1993), 67 Ohio St.3d 65 |
Rule 1.8(b) | DR 4-101(B)(2) |
Rule 1.8(c) | DR 5-101(A)(2) & (3) |
Rule 1.8(d) | DR 5-104(B) |
Rule 1.8(e) | DR 5-103(B) |
Rule 1.8(f)(1), (2), & (3) | DR 5-107(A) & (B) |
Rule 1.8(f)(4) | None |
Rule 1.8(g) | DR 5-106 |
Rule 1.8(h) | DR 6-102; Disciplinary Counsel v. Clavner (1997), 77 Ohio St.3d 431 |
Rule 1.8(i) | DR 5-103(A) |
Rule 1.8(j) | Cleveland Bar Assn v. Feneli (1996), 86 Ohio St. 3d 102 & Disciplinary Counsel v. Moore (2004), 101 Ohio St.3d 261 |
Rule 1.8(k) | DR 5-105(D) |
Rule 1.9 Duties to Former Clients | DR 4-101(B); Kala v. Aluminum Smelting & Refining Co. (1998), 81 Ohio St. 3d 1 |
Rule 1.10 Imputation of Conflicts of Interest: General Rule | DR 5-105(D); Kala v. Aluminum Smelting & Refining Co. (1998), 81 Ohio St. 3d 1 |
Rule 1.11 Special Conflicts of Interest for Former and Current Governmental Employees | DR 9-101(B) |
Rule 1.12 Former Judge, Arbitrator, Mediator, or Other Third Party Neutral | DR 9-101(A) & (B); EC 5-21 |
Rule 1.13 Organization as Client | EC 5-19 |
Rule 1.14 Client With Diminished Capacity | EC 7-11 & 7-12 |
Rule 1.15 Safekeeping Property | |
Rule 1.15(a) | DR 9-102 |
Rule 1.15(b) | DR 9-102(A)(1) |
Rule 1.15(c) | DR 9-102(A) |
Rule 1.15(d), (e), (f), & (g) | None |
Rule 1.15(h) | DR 9-102(D) & (E) |
Rule 1.16 Terminating Representation | |
Rule 1.16(a) | DR 2-110(B) |
Rule 1.16(b) | DR 2-110(A)(2), (C)(1), (C)(2), (C)(5), (C)(6), & (C)(7) |
Rule 1.16(c) | DR 2-110(A)(1) |
Rule 1.16(d) | DR 2-110(A)(2) |
Rule 1.16(e) | DR 2-110(A)(3) |
Rule 1.17 Sale of Law Practice | DR 2-111 |
Rule 1.18 Duties to Prospective Client | EC 4-1; Cuyahoga Cty Bar Assn v. Hardiman (2003), 100 Ohio St.3d 260 |
Rule 2.1 Advisor | EC 7-8 |
Rule 2.3 Evaluation for Use by Third Persons | None |
Rule 2.4 Lawyer Serving as Arbitrator, Mediator, or Third- Party Neutral | EC 5-21 |
Rule 3.1 Meritorious Claims and Contentions | DR 7-102(A)(2); EC 7-25 |
Rule 3.3 Candor Toward the Tribunal | |
Rule 3.3(a) | DR 7-102(A)(1), (4), & (5) & 7-106(B)(1) |
Rule 3.3(b) | DR 7-102(B) |
Rule 3.3(c) | DR 7-106(B) |
Rule 3.3(d) | None |
Rule 3.4 Fairness to Opposing Party and Counsel | |
Rule 3.4(a) | DR 7-102(A)(8) & 7-109(A); EC 7-27 |
Rule 3.4(b) | DR 7-102(A)(6) & 7-109(C); EC 7-26 & 7-28 |
Rule 3.4(c) | DR 7-106(A) |
Rule 3.4(d) | DR 7-106(C)(7); EC 7-25 |
Rule 3.4(e) | DR 7-106(C)(1) & (4); EC 7-24 |
Rule 3.4(g) | DR 7-109(B); EC 7-27 |
Rule 3.5 Impartiality and Decorum of the Tribunal | |
Rule 3.5(a) | DR 7-106(C)(6), 7-108(A) & (B), & 7-110 |
Rule 3.5(b) | DR 7-108(G) |
Rule 3.6 Trial Publicity | DR 7-107 |
Rule 3.7 Lawyer as Witness | DR 5-101(B) & 5-102 |
Rule 3.8 Special Responsibilities of Prosecutor | |
Rule 3.8(a) | DR 7-103(A) |
Rule 3.8(d) | DR 7-103(B), EC 7-13 |
Rule 3.8(e) | None |
Rule 3.8(g) | None |
Rule 3.9 Advocate in Nonadjudicative Proceedings | None |
Rule 4.1 Truthfulness in Statements to Others | |
Rule 4.1(a) | DR 7-102(A)(5) |
Rule 4.1(b) | DR 7-102(A)(3) & 7-102(B)(1) |
Rule 4.2 Communication with Person Represented by Counsel | DR 7-104(A)(1) |
Rule 4.3 Dealing with Unrepresented Persons | DR 7-104(A)(2) |
Rule 4.4 Respect for Rights of Third Persons | |
Rule 4.4(a) | DR 7-102(A)(1), 7-106(C)(2), & 7-108(D) & (E) |
Rule 4.4(b) | None |
Rule 5.1 Responsibilities of Partners and Supervisory Lawyers | None |
Rule 5.2 Responsibilities of a Subordinate Lawyer | None |
Rule 5.3 Responsibilities Regarding Nonlawyer Assistants | DR 4-101(D); EC 4-2; Disciplinary Counsel v. Ball (1993), 67 Ohio St. 3d 401 & Mahoning Cty. Bar Assn v. Lavelle (2005), 107 Ohio St.3d 92 |
Rule 5.4 Professional Independence of a Lawyer | |
Rule 5.4(a) | DR 3-102(A) |
Rule 5.4(b) | DR 3-103 |
Rule 5.4(c) | DR 5-107(B) |
Rule 5.4(d) | DR 5-107(C) |
Rule 5.5 Unauthorized Practice of Law | |
Rule 5.5(a) | DR 3-101 |
Rule 5.5(b) | None |
Rule 5.5(c) | None |
Rule 5.5(d) | None |
Rule 5.6 Restrictions on Right to Practice | |
Rule 5.6(a) | DR 2-108(A) |
Rule 5.6(b) | DR 2-108(B) |
Rule 5.7 Responsibilities Regarding Law-Related Services | None |
Rule 6.2 Accepting Appointments | EC 2-25, 2-26, 2-27, 2-28, 2-29, 2-30, 2-31, & 2-32 |
Rule 6.5 Non-Profit and Court Annexed Limited Legal Service Programs | None |
Rule 7.1 Communications Concerning a Lawyer's Services | DR 2-101 |
Rule 7.2 Advertising and Recommendation of Professional Employment | DR 2-101, 2-103, & 2-104(B) |
Rule 7.3 Direct Contact with Prospective Clients | DR 2-104(A) |
Rule 7.3(a) | DR 2-101(F)(1) |
Rule 7.3(b) | None |
Rule 7.3(c) | DR 2-101(F)(2) |
Rule 7.3(d) | DR 2-101(F)(4) |
Rule 7.3(e) | DR 2-101(H) |
Rule 7.3(f) | DR 2-103(D)(4) |
Rule 7.4 Communication of Fields of Practice and Specialization | DR 2-105 |
Rule 7.5 Firm Names and Letterheads | DR 2-102 |
Rule 8.1 Bar Admission and Disciplinary Matters | DR 1-101 |
Rule 8.2 Judicial Officials | |
Rule 8.2(a) | DR 8-102 |
Rule 8.2(b) | DR 2-102(A)(1) |
Rule 8.3 Reporting Professional Misconduct | DR 1-103 |
Rule 8.4 Misconduct | |
Rule 8.4(a) | DR 1-102(A)(1) & (2) |
Rule 8.4(b) | DR 1-102(A)(3) |
Rule 8.4(c) | DR 1-102(A)(4) |
Rule 8.4(d) | DR 1-102(A)(5) |
Rule 8.4(e) | DR 1-102(A)(5) & 9-101(C) |
Rule 8.4(f) | DR 1-102(A)(5) |
Rule 8.4(g) | DR 1-102(B) |
Rule 8.4(h) | DR 1-102(A)(6) |
Rule 8.5 Disciplinary Authority, Choice of Law | None |
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