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  1. americanbar.org

    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), a lawyer shall not represent a client if the representation involves a concurrent conflict of interest. A concurrent conflict of interest exists if: (1) the representation of one client will be directly adverse to another client; or (2) there is a significant ...
    • Table of Contents

      Rule 1.8 Conflict of Interest: Current Clients: Specific Rules Rule 1.9 Duties to Former Clients. Podcasting of Model Rule 1.9; Rule 1.10 Imputation of Conflicts of Interest: General Rule Rule 1.11 Special Conflicts of Interest for Former and Current Government Officers and Employees

    • Specific Rules

      (3) information relating to representation of a client is protected as required by Rule 1.6. (g) A lawyer who represents two or more clients shall not participate in making an aggregate settlement of the claims of or against the clients, or in a criminal case an aggregated agreement as to guilty or nolo contendere pleas, unless each client ...

    • Current Clients

      See Rule 1.8 for specific Rules pertaining to a number of personal interest conflicts, including business transactions with clients. See also Rule 1.10 (personal interest conflicts under Rule 1.7 ordinarily are not imputed to other lawyers in a law firm).

  2. americanbar.org

    See Rule 1.8 for specific Rules pertaining to a number of personal interest conflicts, including business transactions with clients. See also Rule 1.10 (personal interest conflicts under Rule 1.7 ordinarily are not imputed to other lawyers in a law firm).
  3. americanbar.org

    Find the text and podcasts of the American Bar Association's Model Rules of Professional Conduct, including Rule 1.7 on conflict of interest: current clients. Rule 1.7 covers the situations in which a lawyer may represent or consult with multiple clients in the same or related matters.
  4. rules.incourts.gov

    See also Rule 1.10 (personal interest conflicts under Rule 1.7 ordinarily are not imputed to other lawyers in a law firm). [11] When lawyers representing different clients in the same matter or in substantially related matters are closely related by blood or marriage, there may be a significant risk that client confidences will be revealed and ...
  5. calbar.ca.gov

    Rule 1.7 regulates the situations in which a lawyer may represent multiple clients or parties with conflicting interests or relationships. It requires informed written consent, disclosure, and compliance with certain conditions to avoid or manage potential conflicts of interest.
  6. judicialstudies.duke.edu

    Rule 1.7 of the American Bar Association's Model Rules of Professional Conduct regulates the representation of clients with concurrent conflicts of interest. It sets out the conditions and requirements for a lawyer to represent multiple clients in the same or related matters.
  7. abajournal.com

    How can lawyers balance materially adverse interests between current, former and prospective clients? The opinion explains the concept of material adverse and the conditions for waiver and consent.
  8. Sep 16, 2024New York's rule on conflicts is nearly identical to ABA Model Rule 1.7 and prohibits an attorney from representing a client where: "(1) the representation will involve the lawyer in representing ...
  9. If it is, representation adverse to the constituent requires compliance with Rule 1.7. See ABA Opinion 92-365. The propriety of representation must also be tested by reference to the lawyer's obligation under Rule 1.6 to preserve confidences and secrets and to the obligations imposed by paragraphs (b)(2) through (b)(4) of this rule. ...
  10. americanbar.org

    See Rule 1.8 for specific Rules pertaining to a number of personal interest conflicts, including business transactions with clients. See also Rule 1.10 (personal interest conflicts under Rule 1.7 ordinarily are not imputed to other lawyers in a law firm).
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