The proposed amendments to the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct could change the ethics rules for Texas lawyers. The State Bar of Texas published a second set of proposed rules on its website in April. Although each of the proposed amendments is important, the conflict-of-interest rules are particularly worthy of discussion; space constraints permits discussion of only a few.
Five of the existing disciplinary rules primarily govern conflicts of interest. Rule 1.06 governs current-client conflicts, Rule 1.09 addresses former-client conflicts, Rule 1.08 concerns prohibited transactions, and Rule 1.07 is sometimes known as the lawyer-intermediary rule. Lawyers who are, or were, employed in government service also must consider Rule 1.10.
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