ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS

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ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS

• FOR GREEN LAWYERS
• Scott Morrill, OSB
• April 9, 2010

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Good News
Zero complaints
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Client Assistance Office and Disciplinary
Counsels Office

• BR 2.5 The client assistance office shall receive
  and review all inquiries and complaints...

Oregon Supreme Court
Trial Panel
Disciplinary Counsel
Client Assistance Office
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CAO PROCESS
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Issues You Should Be Aware OfCOMMUNICATIONOregon
RPC 1.4

• Ring, Ring

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WHO IS THE CLIENT?Oregon RPC 1.7, 1.8
Reasonable-Expectations-of-the-Client
Test Corporations Government Agencies
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CONFIDENCES/SECRETSOregon RPC 1.6
Defending Yourself From a Bar Complaint Attorney-C
lient Privilege
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DUTIES TO FORMER CLIENTSOregon RPC 1.9
Defending Yourself From a Bar Complaint
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COMMUNICATIONS WITH REPRESENTED PARTIESOregon
RPC 4.2
Consent, Authorized by Law, Written Agreement
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COMMUNICATIONS WITH UNREPRESENTED CLIENTSOregon
RPC 4.3
Get a Lawyer
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EX PARTEOregon RPC 3.5
ALJs, Referees, Agencies and Other Decision
Makers
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SOLICITING CLIENTSOregon RPC 7.1, 7.2, 7.3
Not Many Cases
Will Advocate for food
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TRUTH
In re Sussman and Tanner, 241 Or 246 (1965)
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INTEGRITY
In re Smith, 9 DB Rptr 79 (1965)
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SOLICITOregon RPC 7.3
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Unwarranted ClaimsOregon RPC 3.1, 1.2 (c), 4.4
(a), 8.4 (a)(4)
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Burn OutOregon RPC 1.1
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HORROR STORIES
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HUMOR
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HELP
WWW.OSBAR.ORG Oregon RPC 8.6 (written
advice) 503.620.0222 (General Counsel/CAO)