Use the Model Code's abbreviation

Warning²Federal courts, Illinois courts21st and 22nd editions

In a Model Code of Professional Responsibility citation, an ethical consideration or disciplinary rule is cited by its abbreviation: “DR 7-102”, not “Disciplinary Rule 7-102”. Its canons keep the word.¹

1. 1R. 12.9.5 ABA Code of Professional Responsibility and Opinions on Ethics.
2. 2A warning: the form is usually wrong under the rule in note 1, and context can justify it.