The wait is over, California lawyers. The latest Rules of Professional Conduct have arrived.

After years of drafting—including one forced restart—and almost 14 months of review and rewriting by the California Supreme Court, the high court’s seven justices on Thursday released the first comprehensive changes to the rulebook in 29 years. The revised rules, based largely on ABA model rules with heavy seasoning by California laws, go into effect Nov. 1.

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