What are the state bar rules on using AI as a lawyer?

Several state bars (including California, Florida, Texas, New York, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina) have issued generative-AI ethics guidance that largely tracks the ABA's: competence, confidentiality, supervision, candor, reasonable fees, and in some…

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Evidence / professional-responsibility rule · State Bar AI Opinions.

Several state bars (including California, Florida, Texas, New York, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina) have issued generative-AI ethics guidance that largely tracks the ABA's: competence, confidentiality, supervision, candor, reasonable fees, and in some states client or court disclosure. The duties are consistent but the details and disclosure expectations vary by state. Planisphere supplies model-behaviour evidence supporting competence and supervision; it does not provide legal advice or tell you any state's specific rule applies to your situation.

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State Bar AI Opinions sets the bar an AI output must clear before a tribunal or a client relies on it — reliability, can…

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