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Supreme Court of Wisconsin |
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Notice This order is subject to further editing and modification. The final version will appear in the bound volume of the official reports. |
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In the matter of the Petition for Amendment to Supreme Court Chapter 20 – Rules of Professional Conduct for Attorneys |
FILED OCT 3, 2005 Cornelia G. Clark Clerk of Supreme Court Madison, WI |
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On July 29, 2004, the Wisconsin Ethics 2000 Committee
filed a petition seeking to amend Supreme Court Rules Chapter 20, the Rules of
Professional Conduct for Attorneys. On February 17, 2005, the Court
conducted a public hearing on the petition, in which numerous persons
participated. At the open administrative conference
immediately following the hearing the Court acknowledged the importance of the
Ethics 2000 Committee's report and the far-reaching implications of its
proposal. The Court resolved to consider
various aspects of the petition at a series of future open administrative
conferences. Therefore,
IT IS ORDERED that on December 15, 2005, at 9:30 a.m.,
at its open administrative conference in the Supreme Court Room in the State
Capitol, Madison, Wisconsin, the Court shall discuss (Proposed) SCR 20:1.6
(Confidentiality); 20:1.7 (Conflicts); 20:1.8 (Conflicts); 20:1.9 (Duties to
Former Clients); (Proposed) SCR 20:1.11 (Special conflicts of interest for
former and current government officers and employees); 20:1.18 (Duties to
Prospective Clients); 20:3.3 (Candor toward the tribunal); (Proposed) 20:5.4
(Professional independence of a lawyer), (Proposed) 20:7.2 (Advertising);
20:7.3 (Direct contact with Prospective Clients); (Proposed) 20:8.3 (Reporting
professional misconduct); and (Proposed) 20:8.4 (Misconduct).
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED any interested persons may file with the court a written submission regarding the subjects identified for this conference no later than December 1, 2005. As this matter has already been the subject of a public hearing, general public testimony will not be entertained at the open conference. The court may direct questions to individuals present at the conference to aid the court's consideration of these matters.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that notice of this conference shall be given by a single publication of a copy of this order and of the petition in the official state newspaper and in an official publication of the State Bar of Wisconsin not more than 60 days nor less than 30 days before the date of the hearing.
Dated at Madison, Wisconsin, this 3rd day of October, 2005.
BY THE COURT:
Cornelia G. Clark
Clerk of Supreme Court