model rules of professional conduct
Model Rules of Professional Conduct. A set of ethical guidelines for lawyers, organized in the form of 52 rules — some mandatory, some discretionary — together with explanatory comments. • Published by the ABA in 1983, these rules have generally replaced the Model Code of Professional Responsibility and have been adopted as law by many states. — Abbr. MRPC. [Cases: Attorney and Client 32(2). C.J.S. Attorney and Client § 44.]