ABAMODELRULES.doc

ABA MODEL RULES OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY RULES 1.0-1.6 RULE 1.0: TERMINOLOGY (a) Belief or believes denotes that the person involved actually supposed the fact in question to be true. A persons belief may be inferred from circumstances. (b) Confirmed in writing, when used in reference to the informed consent of a person, denotes informed consent that is given in writing by the person or a writing that a lawyer promptly transmits to the person confirming an oral informed consent. See paragraph (e) for the definition of informed consent. If it is not feasible to obta