1990 Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct
RULE 7.1 Communications Concerning a
Lawyer's Servicesstrikethrough;
additions to the 1990 Rule are shown in red]
A lawyer shall not make a false or misleading
communication about the lawyer or the lawyer's services. A communication is
false or misleading if it:
(a) contains a material
misrepresentation of fact or law, or omits a fact necessary to make the
statement considered as a whole not materially misleading;
(b) is likely to create an unjustified
expectation about results the lawyer can achieve, or states or implies that
the lawyer can achieve results by means that violate these Rules or other
law; or
(c) compares the lawyer's services with other
lawyers' services, unless the comparison can be factually substantiated.
Adopted February 8, 1990, effective
August 1, 1990.