NOTE ON NEW 1998 RULES AND STANDARDS

FEATURE ARTICLE:
DON'T START "SIGNING" YET: SANCTIONS AMENDMENT PUT OFF UNTIL MARCH 1ST; STANDARDS OF CIVILITY AND STATEMENT OF CLIENT'S RIGHTS DO TAKE EFFECT PART I

STANDARDS OF CIVILITY

STATEMENT OF CLIENT'S RIGHTS, TO BE POSTED IN OFFICE:

• Where to Get Copy
• What to Post
• Where to Post
• Just Minimal Requirements

STANDARDS OF CIVILITY, STATEMENT OF CLIENT'S RIGHTS, AND AMENDED SANCTIONS RULE--
SCHEDULE OF TREATMENT OF SUBJECT CAPTIONS

STANDARDS OF CIVILITY, STATEMENT OF CLIENT'S RIGHTS, AND AMENDED SANCTIONS RULE--
SCHEDULE OF TREATMENT OF SUBJECT CAPTIONS

THE AMENDMENT OF THE SANCTIONS RULE, RULE 130-1

•  Expanding "Frivolous" to Include Making False Factual Statements
• Crux of Amendment: Requirement That Papers Be Signed
• What Does Signer Certify?
• The New York "Safe Harbor" Counterpart of Federal Rule 11: Withdrawing Paper After Learning of Its Falsity
• Original Versus "Copy" of Signature
• Retroactivity