Natalie Klyashtorny

Natalie Klyashtorny

June 28, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

Proposed Amendment to Rule 8.4: How Will It Impact Diversity and Inclusion

At its August 2016 annual meeting, the American Bar Association passed a resolution that amended 8.4 of the Model Rules of Professional Conduct to make it an ethical violation for an attorney to "engage in conduct that the lawyer knows or reasonably should know is harassment or discrimination on the basis of race, sex, religion, national origin, ethnicity, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or socioeconomic status in conduct related to the practice of law."

By Natalie Klyashtorny

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