Rules of Professional Conduct

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• 0.2 Scope
  [1] The Rules of Professional Conduct are rules of reason. They should be interpreted with reference to the purposes of legal representation and of...
• Rule 1.1 Competence
  A lawyer shall not handle a legal matter that the lawyer knows or should know he or she is not competent to handle without associating with a lawye...
• Rule 1.6 Confidentiality of Information
  (a)  A lawyer shall not reveal information acquired during the professional relationship with a client unless the client gives informed consent, th...
• Rule 1.7 Conflict of Interest: Current Clients
  (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), a lawyer shall not represent a client if the representation involves a concurrent conflict of interest. A ...
• Rule 1.8 Conflict of Interest: Current Clients: Specific Rules
  (a) A lawyer shall not enter into a business transaction with a client or knowingly acquire an ownership, possessory, security or other pecuniary i...
• Rule 1.9 Duties to Former Clients
  (a) A lawyer who has formerly represented a client in a matter shall not thereafter represent another person in the same or a substantially related...
• Rule 1.12 Former Judge, Arbitrator, Mediator, or Other Third-Party Neutral
  (a) Except as stated in paragraph (d), a lawyer shall not represent anyone in connection with a matter in which the lawyer participated personally ...
• Rule 1.13 Organization As Client
  (a) A lawyer employed or retained by an organization represents the organization acting through its duly authorized constituents. (b) If a lawyer ...
• Rule 1.17 Sale of a Law Practice
  A lawyer or a law firm may sell or purchase a law practice, or an area of law practice, including good will, if the following conditions are satisf...
• Rule 3.6 Trial Publicity
  (a) A lawyer who is participating or has participated in the investigation or litigation of a matter shall not make an extrajudicial statement that...
• Rule 5.3 Responsibilities Regarding Nonlawyer Assistants
  With respect to a nonlawyer employed or retained by or associated with a lawyer: (a) a principal, and a lawyer who individually or together with o...
• Rule 5.7 Responsibilities Regarding Law-Related Services
  (a) A lawyer shall be subject to the Rules of Professional Conduct with respect to the provision of law-related services, as defined in paragraph (...
• Rule 8.3 Reporting Professional Misconduct
  (a) A lawyer who knows that another lawyer has committed a violation of the Rules of Professional Conduct that raises a substantial question as to ...