10.7 Secondary Sources

• Library: A Guide to Legal Research in Virginia (Virginia CLE) (2017 Ed.)

10.7 SECONDARY SOURCES

As with any other area of law, there are secondary sources providing expert commentary and references to cases, rules, regulations, and statutes. In short, one source can provide the researcher with many different types of resources. The sources listed here are either recently published or updated yearly.

10.701 Treatises and Loose-leaf Services.

• A Legislative History: The Development of the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct, 1982-2013.

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Art Garwin ed. Chicago: Center for Professional Responsibility, American Bar Association, 2013. The Legislative History traces the Model Rules of Professional Conduct from the appointment of the ABA Commission on Evaluation of Professional Standards ("Kutak Commission") in 1977 through 2013. It includes the first presentation of the Model Rules format to the American Bar Association House of Delegates ("House") at the January 1982 ABA Midyear Meeting by the Kutak Commission, the adoption of the Model Rules at the August 1983 ABA Annual Meeting, and the many amendments to the Model Rules that have been adopted or proposed through 2013. The material in the Legislative History is drawn from many sources, including Reports with Recommendations presented to the House, transcripts of House debates, and agenda books of meetings of the House Committees on Drafting and on Rules and Calendar. The Legislative History is intended to lead researchers to a better understanding of the Model Rules as they existed on December 31, 2013 and to aid all those who interpret or apply the Model Rules: courts, disciplinary agencies, regulatory bodies, and, not least, practicing lawyers.

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ABA/BNA Lawyer's Manual of Professional Conduct. Washington, D.C.: Bloomberg BNA,

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