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SCR Chapter 20
Rules of Professional Conduct for Attorneys
On Jan. 5, 2007, the Wisconsin Supreme Court issued order 04-07 formally
adopting changes to Chapter 20, the Rules of Professional Conduct for
Attorneys, effective July 1, 2007.
- Court
Order Amending Lawyers' Trust Account Rules, Wisconsin
Lawyer, June 2007
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KB
- SCR
20:1.15 (Trust and Fiduciary Accounts): Redlined Rules Showing
Changes 100 KB
- New
Trust Account Rules: Lawyer Fees and Fee Agreements, Wisconsin
Lawyer, June 2007
- Impact
of New Fee and Trust Account Rules on Family and Criminal Law
Practitioners, Wisconsin Lawyer, July 2007
- Sample forms
- Optional
Notice When Advanced Fee is Exhausted - Lawyer Continues Representation
on Hourly Basis, Wisconsin Lawyer, July 2007
- Sample
End of Representation Letter – Hourly Billing and SCR 20:1.15(b)(4m)
Alternative Used
 25 KB
- Sample
End of Representation Letter – Fully Earned Flat Fee and SCR
20:1.15(b)(4m) Alternative Used 25 KB
- Sample
End of Representation Letter - Representation Not Completed; Return of
Unearned Portion of Flat Fee - SCR 20:1.15(b)(4m) Alternative
Protection 25 KB
- Sample
Fee Agreement - Advanced Hourly Fees Not Held in Trust Pursuant to SCR
20:1.15(b)(4m), Wisconsin Lawyer, June 2007
- Sample
Fee Agreement - Hourly Fees Held in Trust with Five-day Rule
Alternative, Wisconsin Lawyer, June 2007
- Sample
Flat Fee Agreement Under New Rule - Fees Not Held in Trust Account
Pursuant to SCR 20:1.15(b)(4m) Alternative 40 KB
- Sample
Short Flat Fee Agreement Under New Rule - Fees Held in Trust Account
with 20:1.15(g)(1m) Notice 35 KB
- Sample
Letter at Conclusion of Representation - Fully Earned Flat Fee,
Wisconsin Lawyer, July 2007
- Sample
Letter at Conclusion of Representation - Return of Unearned Portion of
Flat Fee, Wisconsin Lawyer, July 2007
- Sample
Letter at Conclusion of Representation - Hourly Billing,
Wisconsin Lawyer, July 2007
- Ethics
Opinion E-07-01: Contact with Current and Former Constituents of a
Represented Organization
- New
Rules Clarify Lawyers' Duty to Report Professional Misconduct,
Wisconsin Lawyer, May 2007
- New
Rules Detail Required Info in Client Engagement Letters,
Wisconsin Lawyer, April 2007
- New
Rules of Conduct for Limiting Representation, Wisconsin
Lawyer, March 2007
- Overview
of new Rules of Professional Conduct (SCR Chapter 20), Wisconsin
Lawyer, February 2007
- Advising
on Lawful Investigations, Wisconsin Lawyer, December
2006
- Assessing
Client Competence, Wisconsin Lawyer, November 2006
- Screen
Transferring Lawyers for Conflicts, Wisconsin Lawyer,
August 2006
- Dual
Practice: Combining the Practice of Law with Other Occupations,
Wisconsin Lawyer, April 2006
- Other
ethics-related articles
Lawyer
regulation & discipline
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