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Why there is a new edition of this book is beyond me. It isn’t like the ABA MRPC have changed in any substantial way. Oh wait, because combining public record into a less organized text book and then saying there is a new edition allows the ‘author’ (what exactly was original work?) to get royalties and then law schools have to have the shiniest new version because law students are made of money (seriously I read this book on my yacht while in route to my personal island of Sicily).
Google ABA MRPC and have instant access to whatever rule you want.
I’ve used this book (and other editions) for several years now in teaching Legal Ethics and Professionalism at law school. I chose it over several other competitors that I used previously. Why? It is not too long (or heavy or expensive),sticks to the basics and does it well. The book contains the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct, of course, but without lengthy annotations to rule history or state variations. The latter items are readily available elsewhere for legal research purposes but are not needed for weekly class work. In addition, the work has two features not available elsewhere (to my knowledge) and that are particularly helpful: (1) It contains not only the black letter law of the Restatement of the Law Governing Lawyers but also most of the key comments that go with that important resource. This makes readily available the very rich doctrinal resources contained in the Restatement comments; and, (2) it includes a CD containing all state codes of professional responsibility (these are usually available on-line but this is a more convenient format). Finally, W. Brad Wendell, a leading scholar/teacher in this field, has been added as a co-editor. His scholarship is first rate and his writing and explanatory abilities are terrific. I expect the book will get even better with his addition.