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Transitional Rules Governing the Implementation
of the Tennessee Rules of Professional Conduct
The foregoing Rules shall become effective as
of March 1, 2003, and shall have prospective application only,
applying to all relationships existing on, and conduct taken from,
that date forward. However, special provisions are made for the
operation of the following Rules:
(a) The provisions governing contingent fee
agreements contained in Rule 1.5(c) shall apply only to those
agreements that are entered into or amended on or after March 1,
2003;
(b) The provisions requiring a writing
contained in Rules 1.7, 1.8(g), 1.9, 1.11(a), and 1.12 shall apply
only to conflicts of interest that arise on or after March 1, 2003;
(c) The provisions governing client consent
contained in Rules 1.8(a) and 1.8(i) shall apply only to those
transactions that are entered into or amended on or after March 1,
2003.
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