California Attorney Guidelines for Civility and Professionalism

On July 30, 2007, the State Bar Board of Governors adopted a new set of California Attorney Guidelines for Civility and Professionalism (pdf). As explained in the introduction, "These voluntary Guidelines foster a level of civility and professionalism that exceed the minimum requirements of the mandated Rules of Professional Conduct as the best practices of civility in the practice of law in California. .... Attorneys are encouraged to comply with both the spirit and letter of these guidelines, recognizing that complying with these guidelines does not in any way denigrate the attorney’s duty of zealous representation." (Via JD Bliss Blog.)