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PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY

ABA Model Rules

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Downloaded 2025 edition. Model rules are not a substitute for a jurisdiction’s adopted rules. Comments guide interpretation; rule text is authoritative.

Edition note: Rule 1.14 has changed

This reader keeps the downloaded 2025 text, “Client With Diminished Capacity.” The ABA’s live Rule 1.14, dated February 17, 2026, uses “Client with Decision-Making Limitations” and different wording. Other external ABA pages may also reflect later amendments.

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