ORPC 3.1 Meritorious Claims and Contentions

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Oregon Rule of Professional Conduct professional conduct rule

ORPC 3.1 Meritorious Claims and Contentions is a provision of the Oregon Rules of Professional Conduct that governs lawyers’ duties to bring only non-frivolous claims and arguments supported by law and fact.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Oregon Rule of Professional Conduct ⓘ professional conduct rule ⓘ
aimsTo	ensure lawyers exercise professional judgment before filing claims ⓘ prevent abuse of legal process ⓘ promote integrity of the adjudicative process ⓘ protect courts from baseless litigation ⓘ
appliesIn	administrative proceedings ⓘ civil proceedings ⓘ criminal proceedings ⓘ
appliesTo	lawyers licensed in Oregon ⓘ
basedOn	Model Rule 3.1 of the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct NERFINISHED ⓘ
citationForm	ORPC 3.1 ⓘ
concerns	ethical limitations on zealous advocacy ⓘ
enforcedBy	Oregon State Bar NERFINISHED ⓘ Oregon Supreme Court NERFINISHED ⓘ
function	sets minimum standard for merit of legal actions ⓘ
governs	assertion of claims and defenses by lawyers ⓘ initiation of legal proceedings by lawyers ⓘ presentation of factual contentions in court ⓘ presentation of legal contentions in court ⓘ
hasShortTitle	Meritorious Claims and Contentions ⓘ
helpsEnsure	efficient use of judicial resources ⓘ
helpsPrevent	harassing or malicious lawsuits ⓘ
jurisdiction	Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageIncludes	requirement that a lawyer shall not bring or defend a proceeding unless there is a basis in law and fact for doing so ⓘ
partOf	Oregon Rules of Professional Conduct NERFINISHED ⓘ
prohibits	frivolous claims ⓘ frivolous defenses ⓘ frivolous factual contentions ⓘ frivolous legal arguments ⓘ
relatedTo	lawyer’s duty of candor toward the tribunal ⓘ lawyer’s duty of fairness to opposing party and counsel ⓘ
requires	factual basis for claims ⓘ good-faith argument for extension, modification, or reversal of existing law when law is unclear ⓘ legal basis for claims ⓘ non-frivolous claims ⓘ non-frivolous defenses ⓘ non-frivolous factual contentions ⓘ non-frivolous legal contentions ⓘ
source	Oregon State Bar ethics rules NERFINISHED ⓘ
targets	lawyer conduct in initiating and maintaining litigation ⓘ
violationMayLeadTo	professional discipline ⓘ sanctions against the lawyer ⓘ

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Oregon Rules of Professional Conduct → hasPart → ORPC 3.1 Meritorious Claims and Contentions ⓘ