ABA Approves Housekeeping Amendments to Rule 1.10

George Kuhlman, the ethics counsel and associate director of the ABA's Center for Professional Responsibility, reports that the ABA approved important housekeeping amendments to Model Rule 1.10 this afternoon as part of the annual conference consent calendar.  The amendments, which you can see in this document, make clear that the recently adopted screening provision in Rule 1.10 applies only to laterally hired attorneys.