Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Sep. 15, 2017
Communication with a represented person (Rule 4.2)
See more on Communication with a represented person (Rule 4.2)Proposed Rule 4.2 is largely a repeat of Rule 2-100, but there are both changes and comments to the proposed rule that provide some guidance to lawyers on the more vexing questions about the “no contact” rule.
Betsy S. Kimball
Senior Counsel
Klinedinst PC
Email: bkimball@klinedinstlaw.com
Betsy is a certified specialist in legal malpractice law.
PROPOSED RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
The Rules of Professional Conduct are disciplinary rules. Few, however, arise as often in the everyday practice of law as the proscription against communication with a represented person — the so-called “no contact” rule. Current Rule 2-100 has left many a conscientious lawyer trying to determine, for example, the extent of the “subject of the representation” or exactly wh...
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