Local Rule 83.6.1: RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
D. Mass. — Attorney rule
RULE 83.6.1 RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
(a) Rules of Professional Conduct. The rules of professional conduct for attorneys appearing and practicing before this court shall be the Massachusetts Rules of Professional Conduct adopted by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, as set forth as Rule 3:07 of that court, as of January 1, 2015, subject to any subsequent amendments made pursuant to subsection (b) of this rule, and any exceptions set forth in subsection (c) of this rule.
(b) Amendments to Rules. Any amendment to the Massachusetts Rules of Professional Conduct adopted by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court after January 1, 2015, shall be deemed adopted by this court as of the same date, unless this court affirmatively declines to adopt it by a majority vote of the full court or stays its adoption pending such a vote. This court may also modify its rules of professional conduct at any time according to its normal rulemaking procedures.
(c) Exceptions to Rules. The court does not adopt the following portions of the Massachusetts Rules of Professional Conduct:
(1) Rule 3.6 (governing trial publicity), to the extent it applies to imminent or pending criminal investigations or litigation in this court; and
(2) Rule 3.8(f) (governing the issuance of certain subpoenas by prosecutors).
(d) Compliance with Rules Required. All attorneys who are admitted or authorized to practice before this court shall comply with its rules of professional conduct in all matters they handle before this court.
Effective September 1, 1990; amended effective August 1, 1997; December 1, 2009, January 1, 2015.