ORPC 4.3 Dealing with Unrepresented Person
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ORPC 4.3 Dealing with Unrepresented Person is a rule within the Oregon Rules of Professional Conduct that governs how lawyers must interact ethically and fairly with individuals who do not have legal representation.
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Oregon Rule of Professional Conduct
ⓘ
professional conduct rule ⓘ |
| addresses | risk that unrepresented persons may assume the lawyer is neutral ⓘ |
| aimsToProtect |
integrity of the legal process
ⓘ
unrepresented persons from overreaching by lawyers ⓘ |
| appliesIn |
civil matters
ⓘ
criminal matters ⓘ |
| appliesTo | lawyers licensed in Oregon ⓘ |
| appliesWhen | a lawyer deals on behalf of a client with an unrepresented person ⓘ |
| enforcedBy | Oregon State Bar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethicalDuty |
duty of candor about the lawyer’s role
ⓘ
duty to avoid giving conflicted legal advice to unrepresented persons ⓘ |
| exception | lawyer may advise unrepresented person to secure counsel ⓘ |
| focusesOn | interactions with persons who do not have their own lawyer ⓘ |
| governs | disclosures a lawyer must make about representation status ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalField |
legal ethics
ⓘ
professional responsibility ⓘ |
| objective |
to minimize confusion about whom the lawyer represents
ⓘ
to reduce risk of inadvertent reliance on opposing counsel by unrepresented persons ⓘ |
| partOf | Oregon Rules of Professional Conduct NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prohibits |
lawyer from giving legal advice to an unrepresented person whose interests conflict with the lawyer’s client
ⓘ
lawyer from stating or implying that the lawyer is disinterested ⓘ |
| purpose |
to ensure ethical and fair treatment of unrepresented persons
ⓘ
to prevent misunderstanding about the lawyer’s role ⓘ |
| regulates | lawyer communications with unrepresented persons ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
ORPC 4.1 Truthfulness in Statements to Others
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ORPC 4.2 Communication with Person Represented by Counsel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
lawyer to avoid creating unjustified expectations in unrepresented persons
ⓘ
lawyer to clarify that the lawyer represents a client ⓘ lawyer to correct misunderstandings about being disinterested ⓘ |
| source | Oregon State Bar regulatory framework ⓘ |
| violationMayLeadTo | professional discipline for the lawyer ⓘ |
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