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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 16-1939

THE COURTS

Title 204—JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS

PART V. PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND CONDUCT

[ 204 PA. CODE CH. 81 ]

Amendment of Rule 1.2 of the Rules of Professional Conduct; No. 147 Disciplinary Rules Doc.

[46 Pa.B. 7164]
[Saturday, November 12, 2016]

Order

Per Curiam

 And Now, this 26th day of October, 2016, upon the recommendation of the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania; the proposal to amend Pa.R.P.C. 1.2 having been published for comment in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, 46 Pa.B. 2274 (May 7, 2016):

 It Is Ordered pursuant to Article V, Section 10 of the Constitution of Pennsylvania that Rule 1.2 of the Rules of Professional Conduct is amended in the following form.

 This Order shall be processed in accordance with Pa.R.J.A. No. 103(b), and shall be effective in 30 days.

Annex A

TITLE 204. JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS

PART V. PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND CONDUCT

Subpart A. PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY

CHAPTER 81. RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT

Subchapter A. RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT

§ 81.4. Rules of Professional Conduct.

 The following are the Rules of Professional Conduct:

CLIENT-LAWYER RELATIONSHIP

Rule 1.2. Scope of Representation and Allocation of Authority Between Client and Lawyer.

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 (d) A lawyer shall not counsel a client to engage, or assist a client, in conduct that the lawyer knows is criminal or fraudulent, but a lawyer may discuss the legal consequences of any proposed course of conduct with a client and may counsel or assist a client to make a good faith effort to determine the validity, scope, meaning or application of the law.

 (e) A lawyer may counsel or assist a client regarding conduct expressly permitted by Pennsylvania law, provided that the lawyer counsels the client about the legal consequences, under other applicable law, of the client's proposed course of conduct.

Comment:

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[Pa.B. Doc. No. 16-1939. Filed for public inspection November 10, 2016, 9:00 a.m.]


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