Provided here is a list of docketed requests and their status. For information about the 2021 Rules Vote, click here.
Note: Please review past meeting material on the Participate page to review the detailed background on initiated rules.
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SUBMITTED TO BOARD
Approved by Board
Rule |
Timeline | Published Proposal | Board Submission (Including Recommended Version) | Additional Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Confidentiality - Ethics Advice | Timeline | Publication | Board Submission | |
| Diminished Capacity | Timeline | Publication | Board Submission | |
| Conflicts and Limited Pro Bono Legal Services | Timeline | Publication | Board Submission | |
| Assignment of Judges | Timeline | Publication | Board Submission | |
| Advertising Rules (Initiated Feb. 2020) | Timeline | Publication | Board Submission | |
| Voluntary Appointment of Custodian Attorney for Cessation of Practice | Timeline | Publication | Board Submission | |
| Confidentiality - Clients Contemplating Suicide | Timeline | Publication | Board Submission | |
| Reporting Professional Misconduct and Reciprocal Discipline | Timeline | Publication | Board Submission |
Submitted to Board (Pending)
Rule |
Timeline | Published Proposal | Board Submission | Public Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duties to Prospective Client | Timeline | Publication | Board Submission | Public Comments |
| Termination of Custodianship | Timeline | Publication | Board Submission | Public Comments |
Rejected by Board
Rule |
Timeline | Published Proposal | Board Submission (Including Recommended Version) | Additional Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competent and Diligent Representation | Timeline | Publication | Board Submission |
Returned by Board for Additional Consideration
Rule |
Timeline | Published Proposal | Board Submission (Including Recommended Version) | Additional Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advertising Rules (Initiated Apr. 2019) | Timeline | Publication | Board Submission | (1) Supplement (2) Letter - Board Action |
INITIATED
Rule |
Timeline | Published Proposal | Public Comments | Request Background | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TDRPC Terminology (Initiated March 2021) |
Timeline | Publication | Public Comments |
PENDING
Rule |
Timeline | Request Background |
|---|---|---|
PRIOR PROPOSALS – NOT SUBMITTED TO BOARD
Rule |
Timeline | Published Proposal | Draft Proposed Comments | Public Comments | Request Background |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advertising Rules (Initiated Sept. 2018) |
Timeline | Publication | Public Comments | BOD Resolution | |
| Voluntary Appointment of Custodian Attorney to Act During Disability | Timeline | Publication | Public Comments | Board Resolution | |
| TDRPC Terminology (Initiated July 2020) | Timeline | Publication | Memo (Including Draft Comments) | Public Comments | |
| Sale of Law Practice | Timeline | Publication | Public Comments |
