---
title: "Map disciplinary allegations to the conduct rule they appear to invoke"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/professional-discipline-and-occupational-regulation/map-the-allegations-against-the-governing-conduct-standard/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A63-H20261018-3-US"
practice_area: "Professional Discipline & Occupational Regulation"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Map disciplinary allegations to the conduct rule they appear to invoke

> Place each allegation beside the rule the notice cites, or beside Model Rule 8.4 if the notice cites no rule. Quote the allegation. Do not characterise the conduct.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/professional-discipline-and-occupational-regulation/map-the-allegations-against-the-governing-conduct-standard/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Professional Discipline & Occupational Regulation](https://ailawframework.com/practice/professional-discipline-and-occupational-regulation.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | Place each allegation beside the rule the notice cites, or beside Model Rule 8.4 if the notice cites no rule. Quote the allegation. Do not characterise the conduct. |
| What the lawyer must review | Model Rule 8.4 makes it professional misconduct to violate the Rules of Professional Conduct, to commit a criminal act that reflects adversely on honesty, trustworthiness or fitness, to engage in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation, to engage in conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice, or to engage in harassment or discrimination on the listed bases in conduct related to the practice of law. Model Rule 8.5 allocates disciplinary authority and choice of law. The state's adopted rule controls. Model Rule for Lawyer Disciplinary Enforcement 11(A) says disciplinary counsel investigates if the information alleges facts which, if true, would constitute misconduct or incapacity. You decide the characterisation. Formal Opinion 512: verify any rule text the tool quotes by opening the state's rule. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Map the allegations against the governing conduct standard](https://ailawframework.com/practice/professional-discipline-and-occupational-regulation/map-the-allegations-against-the-governing-conduct-standard.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Place each allegation beside the rule the notice cites, or beside Model Rule 8.4 if the notice cites no rule. Quote the allegation. Do not characterise the conduct.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Many states have amended Model Rule 8.4(g) or not adopted it. Open the adopted text before advising on a harassment allegation.
- For conduct before a tribunal, Model Rule 8.5(b)(1) applies the rules of the jurisdiction where the tribunal sits, unless the tribunal's rules provide otherwise.

## Sources

- [ABA Model Rule 8.4, Misconduct](https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_8_4_misconduct/) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Model Rule 8.5, Disciplinary Authority; Choice of Law](https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_8_5_disciplinary_authority_choice_of_law/) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Model Rules for Lawyer Disciplinary Enforcement, Rule 11](https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/resources/lawyer_ethics_regulation/model_rules_for_lawyer_disciplinary_enforcement/rule_11/) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Application or referral, disciplinary proceeding (QCAT Form 22)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/professional-discipline-and-occupational-regulation/form-qld-qcat-22-disciplinary-referral.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to QCAT Form 22. The forms page says it is completed by a board, chief executive, commission or other entity for a disciplinary proceeding. |
| [Allegations against the conduct standard map: unsatisfactory professional conduct and professional misconduct (Uniform Law)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/professional-discipline-and-occupational-regulation/allegations-conduct-standard-map-uniform-law.md) | Checklist | Yellow | Map each allegation in a complaint against the Uniform Law definitions of unsatisfactory professional conduct and professional misconduct, the conduct rule said to be breached, the evidence for and… |
| [Queensland legal profession: conduct categories and who can be investigated](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/professional-discipline-and-occupational-regulation/qld-lpa-conduct-categories.md) | Checklist | Yellow | Checklist of the conduct definitions and the classes of person the Legal Services Commission says a Queensland complaint or investigation can be about. |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*