Annotated Code of Trial Conduct

For over 50 years, the ranks of the American College of Trial Lawyers have included some of the most distinguished members of the trial bar.  These lawyers have employed the precepts of the Trial Code every day in their practices before American, Canadian and international tribunals.  By publishing this annotated version of the Trial Code, the Fellows of the College hope to facilitate the adoption of these aspirational standards of conduct by a new generation of trial lawyers.

It is also the intention of the College that this annotation and its attached supplement will provide the Fellows of the College with material that can be used to prepare a presentation on ethical considerations facing the trial practitioner.  The rules and codes of the local jurisdictions must be reviewed to ensure the accuracy of the presentation.  We encourage each Fellow to develop other hypothetical questions, which we have found to be the best method for presenting this material.

Code of Trial and Pretrial Conduct

Annotated Code of Trial Conduct

Trial Ethics Teaching Program