SCR 3.022 Forms of practice of law
Baldwin's Kentucky Revised Statutes AnnotatedRules of the Supreme Court
Rules of the Supreme Court (SCR), Rule 3.022
SCR 3.022 Forms of practice of law
Lawyers may engage in the practice of law in Kentucky in the following forms:
b. As employees of a private corporation, a United States government agency or department, or a state, county or municipal government agency, a legal aid society, or a corporation organized to provide public defender services (but if for a private corporation, may render professional services in that employment only for the employing corporation and its subsidiaries and not the general public; except pro bono or legal aid);
Subject to judicial or prosecutorial immunity which may be recognized by law, each lawyer practicing law in Kentucky shall be personally liable and accountable to his or her clients for (i) all of his or her acts, errors, and omissions in the practice of law; and (ii) the acts, errors, and omissions of other lawyers under such lawyer's direct supervision.
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HISTORY: Adopted by Order 99-1, eff. 2-1-00
Note: Former Rules of Appellate Procedure (RAP) were amended and redesignated as Rules of the Supreme Court (SCR) by Order of the Supreme Court effective January 1, 1978. Prior Rules of the Court of Appeals (RCA) had been redesignated as Rules of Appellate Procedure effective March 12, 1976.
Sup. Ct. Rules, Rule 3.022, KY ST S CT Rule 3.022
Current with amendments received through June 1, 2023. Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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