This unofficial compilation of the Rules provided for informational purposes only. New York Rules of Conduct with Comments (PDF) — Effective April 1, 2009, as amended through June 10, 2022, with commentary as amended though August 2, 2022.11. Counsel for all parties should refrain from self-serving speeches during depositions. 12. This article focuses on several familiar topics of legal ethics and how they apply to the inhouse lawyer. Rule of Professional Conduct 1.4 establishes a lawyer's general duty to communicate and includes six requirements. A lawyer shall, without undue delay, inform the State Bar, or a tribunal with jurisdiction to investigate or act upon such misconduct.