Rules of Professional Conduct Standing Committee

The Committee on the Colorado Rules of Professional Conduct is a Standing Committee established by the Colorado Supreme Court in 2003. The Committee is charged with periodically reviewing, correcting, updating, and improving the Colorado Rules of Professional Conduct.

Before the Committee was formed, a number of different Court-appointed and bar association committees and task forces, as well as other groups and individuals, made requests and recommendations directly to the Court concerning possible rule changes. The Court continues to welcome suggested changes to the Rules of Professional Conduct by any entity or person; however, the Court expects the Standing Committee to consider those recommendations in the first instance.

The Supreme Court Liaisons to the Committee are Justice William W. Hood, III and Justice Maria E. Berkenkotter. The Committee Chair is Judge Lino S. Lipinsky de Orlov of the Colorado Court of Appeals. The Committee is comprised of members of varying backgrounds, including trial-level judges, appellate judges, law school professors, disciplinary prosecutors, and attorneys in private practice in a broad range of practice areas.

The Committee as a whole will meet approximately four times per year . A variety of subcommittees will meet at other times to discuss changes to particular rules or to deliberate on specific topics.

The Supreme Court has repealed and reenacted the Colorado Rules of Professional Conduct, effective January 1, 2008.  The reenacted rules differ in many respects from the previous rules, and also differ in some respects from the proposal made by the Standing Committee on December 27, 2005, which is available among the links below.  The current Colorado Rules of Professional Conduct are available from LexisNexis.  Click the plus sign before “Colorado Rules of Procedure” and then the plus sign before “Appendix to Chapters 18 to 20” to access them.  Additional proposed and adopted changes to the Colorado Rules of Professional Conduct are available on the Supreme Court's website. 

The ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct can be found here.  

Meeting Information

Upcoming Meeting Schedule: April 26, 2024; July 26, 2024; September 27, 2024; and January 24, 2025.

Unless otherwise noted, meetings begin at 9:00 a.m. and are concluded by noon. Meetings are held in the Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center, 2 East 14th Avenue, Denver, Colorado. Standing Committee meetings are open to the public. However, for security reasons, all guests must notify the Chair in advance.

Meeting Materials

April 26, 2024

• Agenda
• Meeting Minutes
• Supplement
• Supreme Court Conference Room-4th floor with virtual option

January 26, 2024

• Agenda
• Meeting Minutes
• Supreme Court Conference Room-4th floor with virtual option

October 27, 2023

• Agenda
• Meeting Minutes
• Supreme Court Conference Room-4th floor with virtual option

July 28, 2023

• Agenda
• Meeting Minutes
• Supreme Court Conference Room-4th floor with virtual option

April 14, 2023

• Agenda
• Meeting Minutes
• Supreme Court Conference Room-4th floor with virtual option

January 27, 2023

• Agenda
• Supplement
• Meeting Minutes
• Supreme Court Conference Room-4th floor with virtual option

October 28, 2022

• Agenda
• Meeting Minutes
• Additional Materials
• More Materials
• Supreme Court Conference Room-4th floor with virtual option

July 22, 2022

• Agenda
• Meeting Minutes
• Supreme Court Conference Room-4th floor with virtual option

April 22, 2022

• Agenda
• Meeting Minutes
• Virtual Meeting

January 28, 2022

• Agenda
• Meeting Minutes
• Virtual Meeting

September 24, 2021

• Agenda
• Meeting Minutes
• Virtual Meeting

June 25, 2021

• Agenda
• Meeting Minutes
• Virtual Meeting

March 5, 2021

• Agenda
• Meeting Minutes
• Virtual Meeting

January 8, 2021

• Agenda
• Meeting Minutes
• Virtual Meeting

September 25, 2020

• Agenda
• Meeting Minutes
• Virtual Meeting

April 3, 2020

• Agenda
• Meeting Minutes
• Virtual Meeting

January 10, 2020

• Agenda
• Meeting Minutes
• Supreme Court Conference Room-4th floor

October 4, 2019

• Agenda
• Meeting Minutes
• Court of Appeals Full-court Conference Room-3rd Floor

January 11, 2019

• Agenda
• Meeting Minutes
• Supplemental
• Room 1-B; 1st Floor of the 13th Ave Side of Judicial Center

October 19, 2018

• Agenda
• Meeting Minutes
• Supreme Court Conference Room-4th floor

July 27, 2018

• Agenda
• Meeting Minutes
• Court of Appeals Full-court Conference Room-3rd Floor

April 27, 2018

• Agenda
• Meeting Minutes
• Supreme Court Conference Room-4th floor

January 26, 2018

• Agenda
• Meeting Minutes
• Supreme Court Conference Room-4th floor

October 27, 2017

• Agenda
• Meeting Minutes
• Supreme Court Conference Room-4th floor

June 16, 2017RPC Committee Agenda Packet 2.24.17

• Agenda
• Meeting Minutes
• Supplemental
• Supreme Court Conference Room-4th floor

February 24, 2017

• Agenda
• Meeting Minutes
• Supplemental
• Supreme Court Conference Room-4th floor

November 4, 2016

• Agenda
• Meeting Minutes
• Supplement 1
• Supplement 2
• Room 2215-2nd floor (brass double-doors entrance)

July 22, 2016

• Agenda
• Meeting Minutes
• Supplement 1
• Supplement 2
• Supplement 3
• Supplement 4
• Supplement 5
• Supreme Court Conference Room-4th floor

April 29, 2016

• Agenda
• Meeting Minutes
• Supplement 1
• Supplement 2
• Supplement 3
• Supreme Court Conference Room-4th floor

January 29, 2016

• Agenda
• Meeting Minutes
• Court of Appeals Full-court Conference Room-3rd floor

October 16, 2015

• Agenda
• Meeting Minutes
• Supplement 1
• Supplement 2
• Supplement 3
• Supreme Court Conference Room-4th floor

June 5, 2015

• Agenda
• Meeting Minutes
• Supplement
• Supreme Court Conference Room-4th floor

March 14, 2014

• Agenda
• Meeting Minutes
• Supreme Court Conference Room-4th floor

December 6, 2013

• Agenda
• Meeting Minutes
• Supreme Court Conference Room-4th floor

October 11, 2013

• Agenda
• Meeting Minutes
• Supplement
• Supreme Court Conference Room-4th floor

July 26, 2013

• Agenda
• Meeting Minutes
• Supreme Court Conference Room-4th floor

May 3, 2013

• Agenda
• Meeting Minutes
• Supreme Court Conference Room-4th floor

February 1, 2013

• Agenda
• Meeting Minutes
• OARC conference room-19th floor at 1560 Broadway

November 16, 2012

• Agenda
• Meeting Minutes
• OARC conference room-19th floor at 1560 Broadway

July 13, 2012

• Agenda
• Meeting Minutes
• Holland & Hart, LLP, 555 17th Street, 32nd floor

January 6, 2012

• Agenda
• Meeting Minutes
• OARC conference room-19th floor at 1560 Broadway

May 6, 2011

• Agenda
• Meeting Minutes
• OARC conference room-19th floor at 1560 Broadway

January 21, 2011

• Agenda
• Meeting Minutes

August 19, 2010

• Agenda
• Meeting Minutes

June 7, 2010

• Agenda
• Meeting Minutes

February 26, 2010

• Agenda
• Meeting Minutes
• Supplement

August 21, 2009

• Agenda
• Meeting Minutes

2013 Recommended Changes to Colorado Rules of Professional Conduct

Submitted by the Colorado Supreme Court Standing Committee on the CRPC

The committee's 2013 recommendations concerning amendments to the Colorado Rules of Professional Conduct are accessible below:

• Summary of and Proposed Amendments to CRPC 1.15
• Summary of and Proposed New CRPC 8.4, Comment [2A], and New CRPC 8.6
• Summary of and Proposed New CRPC 1.2 Comment [12A] 

2006 Recommended Changes to Colorado Rules of Professional Conduct 

Submitted by the Colorado Supreme Court Standing Committee on the CRPC

The committee's 2006 recommendations concerning amendments to the Colorado Rules of Professional Conduct are listed below. The Court heard comments from interested parties on June 15, 2006 @ 1:30 pm in the Supreme Court courtroom.

• Summary of the proposed changes to Colorado Rules of Professional Conduct 
  (pages 1-15 introductory material, pages 16-118 summary of analysis)
• Clean version of proposed changes
• Comparison with the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct 
• Supplemental Report and Recommendations Concerning the American Bar Association Ethics 2000 Model Rules of Professional Counduct (posted 9/20/06)
• Appendix to Supplemental Report (posted 9/20/06)

Comments submitted:

• Office of the District Attorney, 11th J.D.
• Attorney Regulation Counsel
• Office of the District Attorney, Denver
• David C. Little, Esq.
• Office of the State Public Defender
• U.S. Attorney, District of Colorado

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