VIRGINIA STATE BAR SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO STUDY
THE VIRGINIA CODE OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
LIST OF
NEWLY REQUIRED, PROHIBITED AND PERMITTED CONDUCT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
A. Conduct Required by the Virginia Rules of
Professional Conduct But Not Required by the Code
B. Conduct Prohibited by the Virginia Rules of
Professional Conduct But Permitted by the Code
C. Conduct Permitted by the Virginia Rules of
Professional Conduct But Prohibited by the Code
D. Conduct Permitted by the Virginia Rules of
Professional Conduct But Not Explicitly
Permitted by the Code
Table of Contents
A. Rules That Explicitly State What Is Implicit in the Code
B. Rules That Are Consistent with the Code and That Probably
Should Have Been Included in the Code
C. Rules That Provide Limited Exceptions to General Ethics
Principles in the Rules and the Code
D. Rules That Provide Guidance on Ethics Issues That Lawyers
Have Always Confronted but That Are Not Addressed in the Code
E. Rules That Provide Guidance on Ethics Issues That Have Become Increasingly
Important in Recent Years and Therefore Are Not Addressed in the Code
F. Rules That Reflect Conscious Policy Changes