Order of Adoption Wednesday, December 9, 2015

IN THE SUPREME COURT 
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

AMENDED ORDER OF ADOPTION

Supreme Court No. 20150186 

Proposed Amendments to the North Dakota Rules of Professional Conduct 

[¶ 1] The Joint Committee on Attorney Standards submitted a petition to adopt proposed amendments to North Dakota Rules of Professional Conduct 1.0, 1.1, 1.6, 1.17, 1.18, 4.5, 5.3, 5.5, 7.2, 7.3, and 8.5. A summary and the proposed amendments are available athttp://www.ndcourts.gov/Court/Notices/Notices.htm. A comment period was provided until August 21, 2015. The Court considered the matter, and

[¶ 3] ORDERED, that proposed amendments to North Dakota Rules of Professional Conduct 1.0, 1.1, 1.17, 1.18, 4.5, 5.3, 5.5, 7.3, and 8.5 are ADOPTED effective March 1, 2016; and

[¶ 4] IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that proposed amendments to North Dakota Rules of Professional Conduct 1.6 and 7.2, as further amended by the Court, are ADOPTED effective March 1, 2016.

[¶ 5] The Supreme Court of the State of North Dakota convened the 9th day of December, 2015, with the Honorable Gerald W. VandeWalle, Chief Justice, and the Honorable Dale V. Sandstrom, the Honorable Carol Ronning Kapsner, the Honorable Daniel J. Crothers, Justices, and the Honorable Lisa Fair McEvers, Justices, directing the Clerk of the Supreme Court to enter the above order.

Penny Miller 
Clerk 
North Dakota Supreme Court