Ohio Task Force Proposes Significant Rule Changes
The Ohio Supreme Court Task Force on Rules of Professional Conduct has posted proposed rule changes, some of which would substantially change the rules governing client development. The Task Force states, "...many of the existing prohibitions have been removed in deference to constitutional concerns about commercial speech. Further, both the Model Rules and the proposed rules bring Ohio's standards of conduct into step with today's world by providing sufficient flexibility to encompass changes in technology that impact on electronic and recorded communications.
The Court is inviting comments until February 15, 2006.