ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONSFOR GREEN LAWYERS

Scott Morrill, OSBApril 9, 2010

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Client Assistance Office and Disciplinary Counsel’s Office• BR 2.5 The client assistance

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Oregon Supreme Court

Trial Panel

Disciplinary Counsel

Client Assistance Office

CAO PROCESS

Issues You Should Be Aware Of

COMMUNICATIONOregon RPC 1.4

Ring, Ring

WHO IS THE CLIENT?Oregon RPC 1.7, 1.8

Reasonable-Expectations-of-the-Client TestCorporationsGovernment Agencies

CONFIDENCES/SECRETSOregon RPC 1.6

Defending Yourself From a Bar ComplaintAttorney-Client Privilege

DUTIES TO FORMER CLIENTS

Oregon RPC 1.9Defending Yourself From a Bar Complaint

COMMUNICATIONS WITH REPRESENTED PARTIES

Oregon RPC 4.2

Consent, Authorized by Law, WrittenAgreement

COMMUNICATIONS WITH UNREPRESENTED CLIENTS

Oregon RPC 4.3

Get a Lawyer

EX PARTEOregon RPC 3.5

ALJ’s, Referees, Agencies and Other Decision Makers

SOLICITING CLIENTSOregon RPC 7.1, 7.2, 7.3

WillAdvocate for food

Not Many Cases

TRUTHIn re Sussman and Tanner, 241 Or 246 (1965)

INTEGRITYIn re Smith, 9 DB Rptr 79 (1965)

SOLICITOregon RPC 7.3

Unwarranted ClaimsOregon RPC 3.1, 1.2 (c), 4.4 (a), 8.4 (a)(4)

Burn OutOregon RPC 1.1

HORROR STORIES

HUMOR

HELPWWW.OSBAR.ORGOregon RPC 8.6 (written advice)503.620.0222 (General Counsel/CAO)