Opinion
No. AF 09-0688
Filed January 8, 2010
ORDER
On November 30, 2009, the Trustees of the State Bar of Montana and the Ethics Committee (Petitioners) filed the petition and memorandum in support of revision of rules of professional conduct on advertising.
After consideration of the proposed amendments the Court has determined that the bench and bar of the State of Montana should be provided an opportunity to comment thereon.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that all members of the bench and bar of Montana and any other interested persons are granted ninety days from the date of this order in which to file with the Clerk of this Court appropriate comments and/or suggestions to the attached Proposed Revision of Rules of Professional Conduct on Advertising.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Proposed Revision of Rules of Professional Conduct on Advertising in their entirety shall be posted on the websites of the Montana State Law Library and the State Bar of Montana. The State Bar of Montana is further requested to give notice of this Order and of its website posting of the Proposed Revisions in the next available issue of The Montana Lawyer.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of this Court shall provide to each District Court Judge, each Clerk of the District Court, Montana State Law Library and the State Bar of Montana a copy of this order with attached proposed revisions with a request that each Clerk of the District Court make the order available for public review in the Office of the Clerk of the District Court.
DATE this 5 th day of January, 2010.