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ÔÔ€#ÔÝ  ÝÑ  ÑÔ€#îÔÔ  ÔÔ_ÔÑ€ ÑÑ8€÷(XXdìdÈ8ÑÑ  ÑÔ% € ÔÓ  ÓIN€THE€SUPREME€COURT€OF€TENNESSEEÌAT€NASHVILLEÌÔ€#¼ÔÌJune€6,€2002€SessionÔ€#XÔÌÓ  ÓÌÓ  Óò òÔ€#¼ÔIN€RE:€TENNESSEE€RULES€OF€PROFESSIONAL€CONDUCTÔ€#XÔó óÌÓ  Óà@ àÌò òà@ àFiled€September€17,€Ô_Ô2002Ô_ÔÌà@ àßA€V) °°` d€÷E<å ` AßÌÌà@ àNo.€M2000„02416„SC„Ô_ÔRLÔ_Ô„Ô_ÔRLÔ_ÔÌÌßA€V) °°` dE<¸` AßÌÓ  Óó óà àà àà àà àà àà à€€ÌÌÓ  Óò òORDER€AMENDING€TENNESSEE€SUPREME€COURT€RULE€8€ÌTO€ADOPT€THE€TENNESSEE€RULES€OF€PROFESSIONAL€CONDUCTó óÌÌÌÓ  Óà àOn€August€27,€2002,€the€Court€entered€an€order€amending€Tennessee€Supreme€Court€RuleÏ8€to€adopt€the€Tennessee€Rules€of€Professional€Conduct.€€The€Court€hereby€enters€this€correctedÏversion€of€the€original€order.ÌÌà àOn€October€9,€2000,€the€Tennessee€Bar€Association€(ð ðTBAðð)€petitioned€this€Court€toÏadopt€a€comprehensive€revision€of€the€ethics€rules€in€this€state.€€The€TBA€recommended€that€currentÏSupreme€Court€Rule€8,€which€contains€the€Tennessee€Code€of€Professional€Responsibility,€beÏreplaced€òòin€totoóó€with€its€own€Proposed€Tennessee€Rules€of€Professional€Conduct€(ð ðProposedÏRulesðð).€Although€these€Proposed€Rules€were€initially€patterned€after€the€American€BarÏAssociationððs€Model€Rules€of€Professional€Conduct,€the€ultimate€proposal€to€this€Court€containedÏseveral€significant€changes€to€accommodate€existing€Tennessee€law€or€where€revisions€were€thoughtÏto€improve€the€administration€of€ethics€rules€in€this€state.ÌÌà àOn€November€28,€2000,€this€Court€invited€the€bench,€bar,€and€public€to€comment€on€theÏProposed€Rules,€and€we€concluded€this€comment€period€on€June€30,€2001.€€The€TBA€thenÏundertook€a€close€examination€of€its€proposal€in€light€of€these€comments,€and€on€December€3,Ï2001,€it€filed€its€Revised€Final€Report€to€respond€to€these€comments€and€to€make€some€changesÏfrom€its€earlier€drafts.€€On€February€6,€2002,€the€Clerk€of€the€Appellate€Courts€contacted€all€of€theÏindividuals€and€organizations€who€submitted€comments€about€the€Proposed€Rules€and€asked€eachÏ(1)€whether€the€TBAððs€Revised€Final€Report€satisfied€their€initial€concerns€regarding€the€ProposedÏRules,€and€(2)€whether€they€would€be€interested€in€being€heard€at€oral€argument€on€specific€issues.ÌÌà àAfter€receiving€these€additional€responses€from€various€parties,€the€Court€filed€an€order€onÏApril€19,€2002,€requesting€oral€argument€on€twelve€issues€and€requesting€that€the€Attorney€GeneralÏsubmit€briefing€on€one€additional€issue.€€On€April€29,€the€Court€amended€this€order€to€include€aÏfourteenth€issue€raised€by€the€United€States€Attorneys.€€The€parties€completed€additional€briefingÏon€these€issues€on€May€17,€and€this€Court€heard€oral€arguments€on€June€6,€2002,€in€Nashville.ÌÌà àUpon€consideration€of€the€Proposed€Rules,€comments,€responses,€briefs,€and€argumentsÏsubmitted,€the€Court€agrees€that,€due€to€the€emergence€of€new€areas€of€practice,€along€with€changesÏin€various€procedural€and€substantive€rules€of€law,€the€Code€of€Professional€Responsibility€is€noÏlonger€adequate€to€regulate€the€conduct€of€lawyers€or€the€relationship€between€lawyers€and€clients.€ÏÔ_ ÔTherefore,€in€accordance€with€this€Courtððs€inherent€power€to€establish€ethical€standards€relating€toÏthe€practice€of€law€and€to€oversee€the€administration€of€law€in€the€courts€of€this€state,€IT€IS€NOWÍORDERED€that€the€current€provisions€of€the€Code€of€Professional€Responsibility€contained€inÏSupreme€Court€Rule€8€be€deleted€in€their€entirety€and€that€the€provisions€of€the€Tennessee€Rules€ofÏProfessional€Conduct,€which€are€attached€as€an€Appendix€to€this€Order,€be€adopted€in€their€place.€ÌÌà àThe€Rules€of€Professional€Conduct€shall€take€effect€on€March€1,€2003,€and€shall€haveÏprospective€application€only,€applying€to€all€relationships€existing€on,€and€conduct€taken€from,€thatÏdate€forward.€€However,€special€provisions€are€made€for€the€operation€of€the€following€Rules:ÌÌà8 à(a)€€à àThe€provisions€governing€contingent€fee€agreements€contained€in€RuleÏ1.5(c)€shall€apply€only€to€those€agreements€that€are€entered€into€or€amended€on€orÏafter€March€1,€2003;ÌÌà8 à(b)€€à àThe€provisions€requiring€a€writing€contained€in€Rules€1.7,€Ôf  ÔÔg Ô1.8(g),€1.9Ôf  ÔÔg ÔÔf  ÔÔg ÔÔf  ÔÔg Ô,€andÏ1.12€Ôf  ÔÔg ÔÔg Ôshall€apply€Ôg Ôonly€to€Ôg Ôconflicts€of€interest€that€arise€on€or€after€March€1,€2003;Ìà8 àÌà8 à(c)€€à àThe€provisions€governing€client€consent€contained€in€RuleÔf  ÔÔg ÔsÔf  ÔÔg Ô€1.8(a)€Ôf  ÔÔg Ôand€1.8(i)Ôf  ÔÔg ÔÔf  ÔÔg ÔÏshall€apply€only€to€those€transactions€that€are€entered€into€or€amended€Ôf  ÔÔg ÔÔf  ÔÔg Ôon€or€Ôf  ÔÔg ÔafterÏMarch€1,€2003.ÌÌà àIn€addition€to€the€adoption€of€the€Rules€of€Professional€Conduct,€other€Supreme€CourtÏRules€need€to€be€adopted€or€modified€in€order€to€make€these€rules€consistent€with€revised€SupremeÏCourt€Rule€8.€€Therefore,€by€separate€Orders€filed€simultaneously€with€this€Order€today,€the€CourtÏ(1)€replaces€all€general€references€to€the€Code€of€Professional€Responsibility€in€the€Supreme€CourtÏRules€with€references€to€the€Rules€of€Professional€Conduct;€(2)€adopts€new€Supreme€Court€RuleÏ43€concerning€the€Interest€on€Lawyersðð€Trust€Account€program;€and€(3)€requests€that€theÏTennessee€Board€of€Professional€Responsibility€submit€draft€regulations€to€implement€theÏprovisions€of€Rule€of€Professional€Conduct€7.6€regarding€intermediary€organizations.€ÌÌà àFinally,€the€Court€wishes€to€express€its€sincere€appreciation€for€the€extraordinary€effortsÏtaken€by€the€Tennessee€Bar€Association€and€its€Committee€for€the€Study€of€Standards€ofÏProfessional€Conduct€in€developing€its€Proposed€Rules.€€These€bodies€demonstrated€remarkableÏdedication€to€the€study€of€ethical€rules€in€jurisdictions€around€the€nation,€and€their€work€inÏconsulting,€drafting,€and€revising€their€proposals€cannot€be€understated.€€The€Court€is€alsoÏappreciative€of€the€exceptional€efforts€undertaken€by€these€bodies€to€assist€us€in€marshaling€theÏlarge€volumes€of€materials€submitted€for€our€consideration.€€These€efforts€in€particular€helped€toÏmake€clear€the€need€for€substantial€revisions€to€the€Code€of€Professional€Responsibility€and€helpedÏto€clarify€the€nature€of€the€issues€presented.€€Our€adoption€today€of€the€Tennessee€Rules€ofÏProfessional€Conduct€stands€as€a€testament€to€the€invaluable€contribution€that€these€parties€haveÏmade€to€the€practice€of€law€in€this€State.€ÌÌà àThe€Court€also€acknowledges€the€invaluable€contributions€made€by€the€bench,€bar,€andÏgeneral€public€by€submitting€comments,€suggestions,€and€responses€about€these€importantÏproposals.€€Indeed,€the€Court€is€òòespeciallyóó€appreciative€of€the€following€parties,€who€gave€of€theirÏown€time€to€provide€considerable€insight€into€specific€areas€of€concern:€€The€Tennessee€Board€ofÏProfessional€Responsibility;€the€Tennessee€Attorney€General;€the€Tennessee€District€AttorneysÏGeneral€Conference;€the€United€States€Attorneys;€and€Mr.€T.€Maxfield€Bahner€of€the€ChattanoogaÏBar.ÌÌà àTo€be€sure,€even€if€the€substance€of€individual€comments€or€proposals€was€not€ultimatelyÏincorporated€into€the€Rules€adopted€today,€these€contributions€nevertheless€served€an€importantÏfunction€in€helping€the€Court€to€refine€the€issues€and€to€understand€the€implications€of€many€of€theÍproposals.€€The€Courtððs€consideration€of€the€Proposed€Rules€would€have€certainly€been€incompleteÏwithout€these€efforts,€and€the€Court€therefore€expresses€its€sincere€gratitude€to€all€of€these€partiesÏfor€their€meaningful€contribution€to€this€process.€ÌÌà àBecause€the€Tennessee€Bar€Association€and€others€have€provided€an€invaluable€service€toÏthe€bench€and€bar€of€this€State,€any€costs€associated€with€this€petition€are€hereby€waived.€ÌÌà àIT€IS€SO€ORDERED.ÌÌÌà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 à____________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àFRANK€F.€DROWOTA,€III,€CHIEFÏJUSTICEÌÌÌà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 à____________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àE.€RILEY€ANDERSON,€JUSTICEÌÌÌà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 à____________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àADOLPHO€A.€BIRCH,€JR.,€JUSTICEÌÌÌà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 à____________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àJANICE€M.€HOLDER,€JUSTICEÌÌÌà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 à____________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àWILLIAM€M.€BARKER,€JUSTICEÔ_ ÔÔ_ ÔÌÔ_ ÔÔ_ ÔÔ_ ÔÔ_ ÔÔ_ ÔÔ_ ÔÔ_ ÔÔ_ ÔÔ_ ÔÔ_ ÔÔ_ ÔÔ_ ÔÌÌÌÌÌÇÌÑ  ÑÓ  ÓÔ  ÔÔ€#îÔÔ  ÔIN€THE€SUPREME€COURT€OF€TENNESSEEÌAT€NASHVILLEÌÔ€#¼ÔÌJune€6,€2002€SessionÔ€#XÔÌÓ  ÓÌÓ  Óò òÔ€#¼ÔIN€RE:€TENNESSEE€RULES€OF€PROFESSIONAL€CONDUCTÔ€#XÔó óÌÓ  ÓÌò òà@ àFiled€September€17,€2002Ìà@ àÌÌà@ àNo.€M2000„02416„SC„RL„RLÌÌÌó óà àà àà àà àà àà à€€ÌÌÓ  Óò òORDER€REMOVING€REFERENCES€TO€THE€CODE€OF€PROFESSIONALÏRESPONSIBILITY€IN€THE€RULES€OF€THE€SUPREME€COURTÌÌÓ  Óó óà àThe€Court€hereby€enters€a€corrected€version€of€this€order€originally€entered€on€August€27,Ï2002.ÌÌà àIn€accordance€with€this€Courtððs€revision€of€Supreme€Court€Rule€8€to€adopt€the€TennesseeÏRules€of€Professional€Conduct,€it€is€hereby€ORDERED€that€the€following€general€references€to€theÏð ðCode€of€Professional€Responsibilityðð€in€the€Rules€of€the€Supreme€Court€be€replaced€with€generalÏreferences€to€the€ð ðRules€of€Professional€Conductðð:ÌÌà à1.à àSupreme€Court€Rule€9,€sections€3.2;€9.1(a);€9.2(a);€9.3;€26.4(c);€26.4(d).€ÌÌà à2.à àSupreme€Court€Rule€10,€Canon€3,€section€(D)(2);€Canon€5,€section€(E).ÌÌà à3.à àSupreme€Court€Rule€10,€Application€of€the€Code€of€Judicial€Conduct,€paragraphÏ(B);€€Commentary€to€paragraph€(C).ÌÌà à4.à àSupreme€Court€Rule€19(1)(C).ÌÌà à5.à àSupreme€Court€Rule€21,€section€2.01.ÌÌà à6.à àSupreme€Court€Rule€31,€section€9(b).ÌÌà à7.à àAny€other€reference€not€above€mentioned.ÌÌà àIn€addition,€it€is€hereby€ORDERED€that€the€following€citations€and€references€to€specificÏprovisions€of€the€Code€of€Professional€Responsibility€be€replaced€as€follows:ÌÌà à1.à àIn€Supreme€Court€Rule€9,€section€26.5(b),€replace€the€phrase€ð ðciting€the€Rules€ofÏCourt€or€Canons€of€Ethics€and€Disciplinary€Rules€involvedðð€with€the€following:€ð ðciting€the€RulesÏof€Court€or€Professional€Conduct€involved.ððà à€ÌÌà à2.à àIn€Supreme€Court€Rule€9,€section€28.3,€replace€the€language€ð ðto€the€TennesseeÏSupreme€Court€Board€of€Professional€Responsibility€under€Tennessee€Supreme€Court€Rule,€DR€1„103ðð€with€the€following:€ð ðto€the€Tennessee€Supreme€Court€Board€of€Professional€ResponsibilityÏunder€Tennessee€Supreme€Court€Rule€8,€RPC€8.3(a)€.ððÌÌà à3.à àIn€Supreme€Court€Rule€33.11(C),€replace€the€language€ð ðare€relieved€of€the€duty€ofÏdisclosure€of€information€to€authorities€as€imposed€by€Rule€8,€DR€1„103ðð€with€the€following:€ð ðareÏrelieved€of€the€duty€of€disclosure€of€information€to€authorities€as€imposed€by€Tennessee€SupremeÏCourt€Rule€8,€RPC€8.3(a).ððÌÌà à4.à àIn€Rule€of€Civil€Procedure€45.07,€replace€the€citation€to€DR€7„106(C)(7)€in€theÏAdvisory€Commission€Comment€with€a€citation€to€Tenn.€Sup.€Ct.€R.€8,€RPC€3.4(c).ÌÌÌà àIT€IS€SO€ORDERED.ÌÌÌÌà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àPER€CURIAMÇØØÙ  ÙÑ  ÑÓ  ÓÔ€#îÔIN€THE€SUPREME€COURT€OF€TENNESSEE€ÌAT€NASHVILLEÔ€#XÔÌÌÌÔ€#¼Ôò òIN€RE:€ADOPTION€OF€TENNESSEE€SUPREME€COURT€RULE€43:Ô€#XÔó óÏò òÔ€#¼ÔINTEREST€ON€LAWYERSðð€TRUST€ACCOUNT€PROGRAMó óÔ€#XÔÌÌò òFiled€September€17,€2002ó óÌÌò òORDERó óÌÌÌÓ  Óà àThe€Court€hereby€enters€a€corrected€version€of€this€order€originally€entered€on€August€27,Ï2002.ÌÌà àOn€August€27,€2002,€this€Court€revised€Tennessee€Supreme€Court€Rule€8€to€adopt€theÏTennessee€Rules€of€Professional€Conduct.€€As€part€of€that€revision,€the€Court€adopted€Rule€ofÏProfessional€Conduct€1.15,€which€requires€lawyers€to€participate€in€the€Interest€on€Lawyersðð€TrustÏAccount€(IOLTA)€program,€unless€the€lawyer€gives€annual€written€notice€to€the€Chief€Justice€of€theÏTennessee€Supreme€Court.€€Unlike€its€predecessor,€however,€Rule€1.15€contains€no€specificÏprovisions€setting€forth€the€general€guidelines€for€the€operation€of€the€IOLTA€program.€€Therefore,Ïin€accordance€with€this€Courtððs€inherent€power€to€establish€ethical€standards€relating€to€the€practiceÏof€law€and€to€oversee€the€administration€of€law€in€the€courts€of€this€state,€Rule€43€of€the€Rules€of€theÏSupreme€Court€is€hereby€adopted:ÌÌò òRule€43€€ð"ð€€Interest€on€Lawyersðð€Trust€Accounts.ó óÌÌà àThe€following€rule€shall€govern€the€maintenance€and€operation€of€the€Interest€on€LawyersððÏTrust€Accounts€program€(hereinafter€ð ðIOLTAðð):ÌÌà0 à(a)à àLawyers€or€law€firms€depositing€client€funds€in€an€IOLTA€account€shall€direct€theÏdepository€institution:ÌÌà0 àà0 à(1)à àTo€remit€interest,€net€any€service€charges€or€fees,€as€computed€in€accordanceÏwith€the€institutionððs€standard€accounting€practice,€at€least€quarterly,€to€theÏTennessee€Bar€Foundation€for€deposit€in€its€IOLTA€program;€andÌÌà0 àà0 à(2)à àTo€transmit€with€each€remittance€to€the€Tennessee€Bar€Foundation€aÏstatement€showing€the€name€of€the€lawyer€or€law€firm€on€whose€account€theÏremittance€is€sent,€the€account€number€and€the€rate€of€interest€applied,€with€a€copy€ofÏsuch€statement€to€be€transmitted€to€the€lawyer€or€the€law€firm.ÌÌà0 à(b)à àAll€interest€transmitted€to€the€Tennessee€Bar€Foundation€shall€be€distributed€by€thatÏentity€for€the€following€purposes:ÌÌà0 àà0 à(1)à àTo€provide€legal€assistance€to€the€poor;ÌÌà0 àà0 à(2)à àTo€provide€student€loans,€grants,€and€scholarships€to€deserving€law€students;ÌÌà0 àà0 à(3)à àTo€improve€the€administration€of€justice;€andÌÌà0 àà0 à(4)à àFor€such€other€programs€for€the€benefit€of€the€public€as€are€specificallyÏapproved€by€the€Tennessee€Supreme€Court€from€time€to€time.ÌÌà0 à(c)à àThe€registration€required€by€Supreme€Court€Rule€9,€Section€20.5€shall€also€includeÏan€IOLTA€compliance€statement,€which€shall€set€forth€the€bank€or€banks€where€the€lawyerÏor€the€law€firm€maintains€the€depository€account€or€accounts.€€This€compliance€statementÏshall€further€designate€the€account€number€assigned€by€any€such€bank€to€any€such€account.€ÏThe€IOLTA€compliance€statement€shall€also€direct€such€bank€or€banks€to€remit€interestÏthereon€as€required€in€Supreme€Court€Rule€8,€RPC€1.15.€ÌÌà0 à(d)à àA€lawyer€who€does€not€maintain€such€depository€account€for€the€deposit€of€clientsððÏfunds€as€referenced€above€shall€advise€the€Tennessee€Board€of€Professional€ResponsibilityÏwhen€filing€the€registration€statement€and€the€IOLTA€compliance€statement€as€referencedÏabove€herein.€€This€statement€shall€state€that€the€lawyer€does€not€maintain€a€pooledÏdepository€account€and€shall€set€forth€the€reasons€for€not€doing€so.€€A€copy€of€the€lawyerððsÏstatement€declining€to€participate€in€the€IOLTA€program,€or€a€statement€that€no€such€pooledÏdepository€account€is€maintained,€shall€also€be€transmitted€to€the€Tennessee€Bar€FoundationÏby€the€Board€of€Professional€Responsibility.ÌÌà0 à(e)à àThe€Board€of€Professional€Responsibility,€acting€in€concert€with€the€Tennessee€BarÏFoundation,€may€promulgate€such€forms€and€procedures€as€are€necessary€to€implement€theÏprovisions€of€this€Rule€and€of€Supreme€Court€Rule€8,€RPC€1.15.ÌÌÌà àIT€IS€SO€ORDERED.ÌÌÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àPER€CURIAMÌÌÇÔ€#¼Ôà@ àIN€THE€SUPREME€COURT€OF€TENNESSEE€Ìà@ àAT€NASHVILLEÌÔ€#XÔÌÌÌÌÔ€#¼Ôà@ àò òIn€Re:€Amendment€to€Supreme€Court€Rule€9,€Section€28.3ó óÔ€#XÔÌÌÌà@ àò òFiled€September€17,€2002ó óÌÌÌà@ àò òORDERó óÌÌà àSupreme€Court€Rule€9,€Section€28.3€is€amended€to€correct€an€erroneous€reference€byÏdeleting€the€phrase€ð ðTennessee€Supreme€Court€Rule€DR€1„102"€and€replacing€it€with€the€phraseÏð ðTennessee€Supreme€Court€Rule€8,€DR€1„103.ððÌÌÌÌÌÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àPER€CURIAMÇÑ  ÑÓ  ÓÔ€#îÔIN€THE€SUPREME€COURT€OF€TENNESSEEÌAT€NASHVILLEÔ€#XÔÌÌÌò òÔ€#¼ÔIN€RE:€TENNESSEE€SUPREME€COURT€RULE€8,€RPC€7.6Ô€#XÔó óÌÌò òFiled€September€17,€2002ó óÌÌò òORDERó óÌÌÓ  Óà àThe€Court€hereby€enters€a€corrected€version€of€this€order€originally€entered€on€August€27,Ï2002.ÌÌà àOn€August€27,€2002,€this€Court€revised€Tennessee€Supreme€Court€Rule€8€to€adopt€theÏTennessee€Rules€of€Professional€Conduct.€€As€part€of€that€revision,€the€Court€adopted€Rule€ofÏProfessional€Conduct€7.6,€which€addresses€the€lawyerððs€relationship€with€intermediaryÏorganizations,€such€as€lawyer„advertising€cooperatives,€lawyer„referral€services,€and€prepaid€legalÏinsurance€providers.€ÌÌà àAs€adopted,€however,€Rule€7.6€does€not€directly€regulate€the€conduct€of€such€organizationsÏwith€respect€to€registration,€reporting,€and€advertising.€€The€Court€is€of€the€opinion€that€theseÏregulations€should€not€be€included€in€the€ethics€rules€themselves€because€to€do€so€would€place€anÏunreasonable€ethical€burden€on€the€lawyer€seeking€to€use€such€services.€€Consequently,€the€CourtÏagrees€with€the€Tennessee€Bar€Associationððs€proposal€that€such€regulations€should€be€provided€byÏa€separate€Supreme€Court€Rule€or€other€regulation.€€ÌÌà àTo€this€end,€the€Court€desires€the€assistance€of€the€Board€of€Professional€Responsibility€inÏdrafting€regulations€to€implement€Rule€of€Professional€Conduct€7.6,€as€we€believe€that€the€Board€isÏin€a€unique€position€to€be€of€considerable€benefit€in€this€area.€€Accordingly,€we€request€that€theÏBoard€submit€draft€regulations€that€include,€among€other€things,€provisions€addressing€theÏregistration€of€such€organizations€with€the€Board€and€the€regular€reporting€of€information€by€suchÏorganizations€to€the€Board;€provisions€governing€appropriate€advertising€and€marketing;€provisionsÏgoverning€the€qualifications€of€lawyers€in€such€organizations;€and€any€other€provisions€that€theÏBoard€deems€proper.€€The€Court€further€requests€that€the€Boardððs€proposals€be€submitted€on€orÏbefore€December€31,€2002.ÌÌà àThe€Court€wishes€again€to€express€its€genuine€appreciation€to€the€Board€of€ProfessionalÏResponsibility€for€its€help€and€assistance€throughout€the€process€of€considering€and€adopting€theÏRules€of€Professional€Conduct.€ÌÌà àIT€IS€SO€ORDERED.ÌÌÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àPER€CURIAM