ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS

FOR GREEN LAWYERSScott Morrill, OSBOctober 8, 2010

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Client Assistance Office and Disciplinary Counsel’s Office

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Oregon Supreme Court

Trial Panel

Disciplinary Counsel

Client Assistance Office

CAO PROCESS

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(b)

ALJ’s, Referees, Agencies and Other Decision Makers

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

CommunicationRule 1.4 and 1.3

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 1.9

Defending Yourself From a Bar Complaint

SOLICITING CLIENTSOregon RPC 7.1, 7.2, 7.3

WillAdvocate for food

Not Many Cases

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

Burn OutOregon RPC 1.1

HORROR STORIES

HUMOR

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