ORPC 7.1 Communications Concerning a Lawyer’s Services
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ORPC 7.1 Communications Concerning a Lawyer’s Services is a provision of the Oregon Rules of Professional Conduct that governs how lawyers may ethically advertise and communicate about their legal services, particularly prohibiting false or misleading statements.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| ORPC 7.1 Communications Concerning a Lawyer’s Services canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | professional conduct rule ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
direct mail solicitations about legal services
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law firm websites ⓘ lawyers licensed in Oregon ⓘ online advertising by lawyers ⓘ print advertising by lawyers ⓘ public statements by lawyers about their services ⓘ social media communications by lawyers about their services ⓘ |
| belongsToSystem | Oregon lawyer regulation system ⓘ |
| citation | ORPC 7.1 ⓘ |
| complianceRequiredFor | avoidance of professional discipline in Oregon ⓘ |
| constrains |
use of endorsements if they are false or misleading
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use of past case results if they create unjustified expectations ⓘ use of testimonials if they are false or misleading ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
Oregon State Bar
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Oregon Supreme Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governs |
communications concerning a lawyer’s services
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lawyer advertising ⓘ marketing of legal services ⓘ |
| hasSectionNumber | 7.1 ⓘ |
| influencedBy | ABA Model Rule 7.1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Oregon court authority to regulate the practice of law ⓘ |
| objective |
to maintain integrity of the legal profession in marketing
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to protect the public from deceptive lawyer advertising ⓘ |
| partOf | Oregon Rules of Professional Conduct NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose | to prevent false or misleading communications about a lawyer or the lawyer’s services ⓘ |
| prohibits |
communications that create unjustified expectations about results the lawyer can achieve
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communications that imply results by improper means ⓘ communications that state or imply that the lawyer can achieve results by violating the Rules of Professional Conduct or other law ⓘ false statements about a lawyer’s services ⓘ material misrepresentations of fact or law in lawyer advertising ⓘ misleading statements about a lawyer’s services ⓘ omissions of facts necessary to make a communication not materially misleading ⓘ unsubstantiated comparisons of a lawyer’s services with those of other lawyers if likely to mislead ⓘ |
| regulates |
statements about a lawyer’s experience
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statements about a lawyer’s fees when communicated to the public ⓘ statements about a lawyer’s qualifications ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
client protection in legal marketing
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lawyer advertising ethics ⓘ |
| requires |
that lawyer communications be truthful
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that lawyer communications not be materially misleading ⓘ |
| scope | all forms of communication about a lawyer or the lawyer’s services ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | communications concerning a lawyer’s services ⓘ |
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