10.1 Introduction

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10.1 INTRODUCTION

The American Bar Association (ABA) adopted the Model Rules of Professional Conduct on August 2, 1983. The Model Rules were issued by the MacCrate Commission, a body charged by the ABA to review and revise the Model Code of Professional Responsibility. On January 25, 1999, the Supreme Court of Virginia replaced the Virginia Code of Professional Responsibility with the Virginia Rules of Professional Conduct. The new Virginia rules were adapted from the Model Rules issued by the ABA. They...