Legal Ethics


Ethics Quarterly

Ethics Quarterly, written by members of the Bar’s Legal Ethics Committee, summarizes issues and holdings of ethics-related cases.

Ethics Opinions

The SDCBA's Legal Ethics Committee issues advisory opinions regarding the ethical propriety of hypothetical attorney conduct. 

Ethics in Brief

Ethics in Brief is a bi-monthly article written by the SDCBA's Legal Ethics Committee as part of This Week at the Bar.

Attorney Code of Conduct

In 2008, the SDCBA led an effort to create a new Attorney Code of Conduct. The code is available to SDCBA members in booklet format and cited in our local rules.

Legal Ethics Hotline

The Legal Ethics Hotline is a service FREE for SDCBA attorney members in their consideration of legal ethics issues.

Legal Ethics for New Attorneys

"Legal Ethics for New Attorneys" is produced by the SDCBA's Legal Ethics Committee as part of For the Record, the SDCBA's e-publication for newer lawyers.