1990 Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct
RULE 5.1 Responsibilities of a Partners,
Managers, and or
Supervisory Lawyers
[revisions to 1990 Rule are
indicated as follows: text deleted from the 1990 Rule is shown by
strikethrough;
additions to the 1990 Rule are shown in red]
(a) Each A
partner in a law firm,
and a lawyer who individually or together with other lawyers possesses
comparable managerial authority in a law firm,
shall make reasonable efforts to ensure that the firm has
in effect measures giving reasonable assurance that the conduct of
all lawyers in the firm conforms to these
Rules
of Professional Conduct.
(b) Each A
lawyer having direct supervisory authority over another lawyer shall make
reasonable efforts to ensure that the other lawyer's conduct
conforms to these Rules of
Professional Conduct.
(c) A lawyer shall be responsible for another lawyer's
violation of these Rules of
Professional Conduct if:
(1) the lawyer orders or, with knowledge of the
specific conduct, ratifies the conduct involved; or
(2) the lawyer is a partner in the law firm in
which the other lawyer practices, or has direct supervisory
comparable managerial authority
in the law firm in which the other lawyer practices, or has direct
supervisory authority over the other
lawyer, and knows of the conduct at a time when its consequences can be
avoided or mitigated but fails to make reasonable remedial action.
Adopted February 8, 1990, effective August 1, 1990