ORPC 1.6 Confidentiality of Information
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ORPC 1.6 Confidentiality of Information is the Oregon professional conduct rule that governs a lawyer’s duty to protect client confidences and restricts when and how client information may be disclosed.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ORPC 1.6 Confidentiality of Information canonical | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | professional conduct rule ⓘ |
| allowsDisclosure |
to comply with other law or a court order
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to establish a claim or defense in a controversy between the lawyer and the client ⓘ to prevent a client from committing certain crimes ⓘ to prevent or rectify substantial injury to financial interests or property of another in some circumstances ⓘ to prevent reasonably certain death or substantial bodily harm ⓘ to respond to allegations concerning the lawyer’s representation of the client ⓘ to secure legal advice about the lawyer’s compliance with the rules ⓘ when impliedly authorized to carry out the representation ⓘ |
| appliesTo | lawyers licensed in Oregon ⓘ |
| basedOn | ABA Model Rule 1.6 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defaultRule | lawyer shall not reveal information relating to representation of a client ⓘ |
| distinctFrom | evidentiary attorney–client privilege ⓘ |
| enforcedBy | Oregon State Bar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governs |
disclosure of information relating to representation of a client
ⓘ
lawyer’s duty of confidentiality ⓘ protection of client information ⓘ |
| imposesDutyOn | Oregon attorneys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Oregon Rules of Professional Conduct NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protects |
client confidences
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information relating to representation of a client ⓘ |
| purpose |
to encourage full and frank communication between lawyers and clients
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to protect client privacy interests ⓘ |
| relatedTo | attorney–client confidentiality ⓘ |
| requires |
client informed consent for voluntary disclosure of confidential information
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reasonable efforts to prevent inadvertent or unauthorized disclosure of client information ⓘ |
| scope | all information relating to representation regardless of source ⓘ |
| violationMayResultIn | professional discipline ⓘ |
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