ORPC 1.9 Duties to Former Clients
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ORPC 1.9 Duties to Former Clients is a provision of the Oregon Rules of Professional Conduct that governs lawyers’ ethical obligations and conflict-of-interest restrictions in representing new clients whose interests may be adverse to those of former clients.
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Oregon Rule of Professional Conduct
ⓘ
professional conduct rule ⓘ |
| addresses |
disclosure of information relating to representation of a former client
ⓘ
substantially related matters involving former clients ⓘ use of information relating to representation of a former client ⓘ |
| appliesTo | lawyers licensed in Oregon ⓘ |
| appliesWhen |
a lawyer considers representing a new client adverse to a former client
ⓘ
the new matter is the same as or substantially related to a matter handled for a former client ⓘ |
| audience |
Oregon attorneys
ⓘ
Oregon disciplinary authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | ABA Model Rule 1.9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citationForm | ORPC 1.9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concerns | conflict of interest rules for former clients ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
Oregon State Bar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oregon Supreme Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governs | representation of new clients with interests adverse to former clients ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
restrictions on adverse representation in substantially related matters
ⓘ
rules on revealing information relating to representation of a former client ⓘ rules on use of former client information to the disadvantage of the former client ⓘ |
| imposes | limitations on adverse representation against former clients ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
legal ethics
ⓘ
professional responsibility ⓘ |
| objective |
to maintain public confidence in the legal profession
ⓘ
to prevent misuse of information obtained from former clients ⓘ |
| partOf | Oregon Rules of Professional Conduct NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protects |
former client confidentiality
ⓘ
former client loyalty ⓘ |
| purpose | to protect former clients’ confidences and loyalty interests ⓘ |
| regulates |
conflicts of interest involving former clients
ⓘ
lawyers’ duties to former clients ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
ORPC 1.10 Imputation of Conflicts of Interest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ORPC 1.6 Confidentiality of Information NERFINISHED ⓘ ORPC 1.7 Conflict of Interest: Current Clients NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires | informed consent from the former client in certain conflict situations ⓘ |
| source | Oregon State Bar ethics rules NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfConflictRule | former-client conflict rule ⓘ |
| usedIn | Oregon attorney discipline proceedings ⓘ |
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