In Re: Amendment of Rule 8.4 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Professional Conduct

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania·Decided June 8, 2020·No. 196 Disciplinary Rules·Published

Opinion

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA

IN RE: : NO. 196 :

AMENDMENT OF RULE 8.4 OF THE : DISCIPLINARY RULES PENNSYLVANIA RULES OF : PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT : DOCKET

ORDER

PER CURIAM

AND NOW, this 8th day of June, 2020, upon the recommendation of the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania; the proposal having been published for comment in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, 49 Pa.B. 4941 (August 31, 2019):

It is Ordered pursuant to Article V, Section 10 of the Constitution of Pennsylvania that Rule 8.4 of the Rules of Professional Conduct is amended in the attached form.

This Order shall be processed in accordance with Pa.R.J.A. No. 103(b), and shall be effective in six months.

Justice Mundy dissents.

Additions to the rules are in bold and are underlined. Deletions from the rules are shown in bold and brackets.

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