Show Court t OK's Ol's Code For Lawyers s The Utah Supreme Court recently approved the Code of Professional ProCessional Responsibility as developed by the American American American Amer Amer- ican Bar Association and the Utah State Bar THE NEW Code represents the first comprehensive revision revision revision re re- re- re vision of the Canons of oC Professional Professional Professional Pro Pro- Ethics which have guided lawyers in their proCessional professional professional pro pro- dealings for Cor over 60 years New rules of disciplinary procedure procedure procedure pro pro- have also been pro- pro by the e rj r Rand andr and Utah Bars Bars and those too have been approved and enacted enacted enacted en en- acted by the Utah Supreme Court THE TIlE NEW Code clarifies ethical standards of oC the proCession profession profession pro pro- Cession and according to J. J Thomas Greene President of the Utah Bar represents a substantial improvement over the existing Canons of Ethics Mr 1 Greene noted that the new Code was prepared by an American Bar Association Committee Committee Committee Com Com- which has worked on the matter since 1964 A committee of oC the Utah Bar also spent a considerable amount of oC time preparing and analyzing the Code The Code was presented to the membership membership membership mem mem- of oC the Utah Bar in 1970 at meetings held in Salt SaIt Lake City and attended by Edward Wright then chairman of oC the Code committee and now President of oC the ABA FOLLOWING extensive discussion discussion discussion dis dis- dis- dis the Code was approved by the Utah Bar and certified to the Supreme Court with the recommendation that it be approved approved approved ap ap- ap- ap proved Mr Greene noted that the Code incorporates fair Cair trail- trail free press standards for Cor lawyers lawyers law law- in the area of pretrial and trial publicity and also provides for Cor group legal services services services ices to profit non organizations as allowed by bv existing constitutional constitutional constitutional con con- i ion ions o n s. s The Code is primarily an improved improved im improved im- im proved statement of oC former Cormer principles as updated to meet modern situations and demands demands demands de de- de- de mands said Mr Greene MORE TITAN THAN 22 states stales have now adopted the Code and itis itis it itis is anticipated that many more states will act favorably on the proposal in the next few Cew months |