House Resolution 1966
By: Representatives Smith of the 18th and Gunter of the 8th
A RESOLUTION
Reaffirming our commitment to attorney integrity and recognizing fiduciary duties owed by
attorneys to clients and co-counsel; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS, the practice of law in the State of Georgia is a public trust essential to the fair
administration of justice; and
WHEREAS, attorneys in Georgia are bound by duties of loyalty, candor, honesty,
transparency, and fidelity under the Rules of Professional Conduct; and
WHEREAS, attorneys engaged in joint representation share responsibility and authority over
client matters, including the safeguarding and disbursement of client funds and attorney's
fees; and
WHEREAS, the integrity of Georgia's justice system depends upon lawyers honoring
fiduciary obligations to their clients and within co-counsel relationships.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that
the members of this body reaffirm their commitment to attorney integrity and recognize that
lawyers engaged in joint representation owe fiduciary duties to their clients and to one
another.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to the
public and the press.