Changes to the Michigan Rules of Professional Conduct — the rules that govern attorney ethics — are on the agenda for today’s Michigan Supreme Court public administrative hearing in Lansing.
The proposed changes (ADM 2009-06) include amendments to MRPC 1.5, 1.7, 1.8, 3.1, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 5.4, 5.5, and 8.5 of the Michigan Rules of Professional Conduct, as well as proposed new rules, MRPC 2.4, 5.7, and 6.6.
Subjects covered include fee arrangements, conflicts of interest, trial publicity, and multijurisdictional practice.
Some amendments were offered by the State Bar of Michigan, while others originated with the Attorney Grievance Commission.
Also on the agenda:
• ADM 2008-25, Proposed Amendment of Rule 6.433 of the Michigan Court Rules
Whether to adopt the proposed amendment of MCR 6.433 that would require a defendant in postconviction proceedings to show good cause to obtain a second set of court documents.
• ADM 2009-18, Proposed Amendments of Rules 7.211, 7.313, and 8.119 of the Michigan Court Rules
Whether to adopt the proposed amendments of MCR 7.211, 7.313, and 8.119 that would clarify that materials that relate to a motion to seal a record and are filed with a trial court, the Court of Appeals, or Supreme Court, are nonpublic materials until the court disposes of the motion.
• ADM 2009-26, Amendments of Rules 5.105, 5.125, 5.201, 5.501, 5.801, and 5.802 of the Michigan Court Rules and Proposed New Rule 5.208 of the Michigan Court Rules (to Replace Rules 5.306 and 5.503)
Consideration of comments received regarding amendments that became effective April 1, 2010, which were adopted as a result of the enactment of the Michigan Trust Code.
Agendas for the court’s public administrative hearings may be viewed online at www.courts.michigan.gov/supremecourt/Resources.
The court’s regularly scheduled public administrataive conference was scheduled to follow the public hearing.
The agenda for that conference also may be viewed online at the previously mentioned website.
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