Oregon Code of Professional Conduct

[This edition, compiled by the LII editors, has a cutoff date of June 1, 2002.]

Preamble, Scope, and Terminology

• Rule 1.0: Terminology

Part 1: Client-Lawyer Relationship

• Rule 1.1: Competence
• Rule 1.2: Scope of Representation and Allocation of Authority Between Client and Lawyer
• Rule 1.3: Diligence
• Rule 1.4: Communication
• Rule 1.5: Fees
• Rule 1.6: Confidentiality of Information
• Rule 1.7: Conflict of Interest: Current Clients
• Rule 1.8: Conflict of Interest: Current Clients: Specific Rules
• Rule 1.9: Duties to Former Client
• Rule 1.10: Imputation of Conflict of Interest; Screening
• Rule 1.11: Special Conflicts of Interest for Former and Current Government Officers and Employees
• Rule 1.12: Former Judge, Arbitrator, Mediator, or Other Third-Party Neutral
• Rule 1.13: Organization as Client
• Rule 1.14: Client with Diminished Capacity
• Rule 1.15: Safekeeping Property; IOLTA Accounts
• Rule 1.16: Declining or Terminating Representation
• Rule 1.17: Sale of Law Practice
• Rule 1.18: Duties to Prospective Client

Part 2: Advisor

• Rule 2.1: Advisor
• Rule 2.2: [RESERVED]
• Rule 2.3: Evaluation for Use by Third Persons
• Rule 2.4: Lawyer Serving as Mediator

Part 3: Advocate

• Rule 3.1: Meritorious Claims and Contentions
• Rule 3.2: [RESERVED]
• Rule 3.3: Candor Towards the Tribunal
• Rule 3.4: Fairness to Opposing Party and Counsel
• Rule 3.5: Impartiality and Decorum of the Tribunal
• Rule 3.6: Trial Publicity
• Rule 3.7: Lawyer as Witness
• Rule 3.8: Special Responsibilities of a Prosecutor
• Rule 3.9: Advocate in Nonadjudicative Proceedings

Part 4: Transactions with Persons Other than Client

• Rule 4.1: Truthfulness in Statements to Others
• Rule 4.2: Communication with Person Represented by Counsel
• Rule 4.3: Dealing with Unrepresented Persons
• Rule 4.4: Respect for the Rights of Third Persons; Inadvertantly Sent Documents

Part 5: Law Firms and Associations

• Rule 5.1: Responsibilities of Partners, Managers, Supervisory Lawyers
• Rule 5.2 : Responsibilities of a Subordinate Lawyer
• Rule 5.3: Responsibilities of Nonlawyer Assistants
• Rule 5.4: Professional Independence of a Lawyer
• Rule 5.5: Unauthorized Practice of Law; Multijurisdictional Practice
• Rule 5.6: Restrictions on the Right to Practice
• Rule 5.7: [RESERVED]

Part 6: Public Service

• Rule 6.1 : [RESERVED]
• Rule 6.2 : [RESERVED]
• Rule 6.3 : Membership in Legal Services Organization
• Rule 6.4 : Law Reform Activities Affecting Client Interests
• Rule 6.5 : Nonprofit and Court-Annexed Limited Legal Services Programs

Part 7: Advertising

• Rule 7.1 : Communication Concerning a Lawyer's Service
• Rule 7.2 : Advertising
• Rule 7.3 : Direct Contact with Prospective Clients
• Rule 7.4: [RESERVED]
• Rule 7.5: Firm Names and Letterheads
• Rule 7.6: [RESERVED]

Part 8: Maintaining the Integrity of the Profession

• Rule 8.1 : Bar Admission and Disciplinary Matters
• Rule 8.2 : Judicial and Legal Officials
• Rule 8.3: Reporting Professional Misconduct
• Rule 8.4: Misconduct
• Rule 8.5: Disciplinary Authority
• Rule 8.6: Written Advisory Opinions on Professional Conduct; Consideration Given in Disciplinary Proceedingst