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Colo. LLP RPC 1.2
Scope of Representation and Allocation of Authority Between Client and LLP
(a) Subject to paragraphs (c) and (d), an LLP shall abide by a client’s decisions
concerning the objectives of representation and, as required by Rule 1.4, shall consult with
the client as to the means by which they are to be pursued. An LLP may take such action
on behalf of the client as is impliedly authorized to carry out the representation. An LLP
shall abide by a client’s decision whether to settle a matter.
(b) An LLP’s representation of a client does not constitute an endorsement of the
client’s political, economic, social or moral views or activities.
(c) LLPs must confine their services to those allowed in C.R.C.P 207.1 and must
provide a written disclosure of the limits of the LLPs authority. An LLP may limit the
scope or objectives, or both, of the representation if the limitation is reasonable under the
circumstances and the client gives informed consent. An LLP may provide limited representation to pro se parties as permitted by C.R.C.P. 11(b) and C.R.C.P. 311(b).
(d) An LLP shall not counsel a client to engage, or assist a client, in conduct that the
LLP knows is criminal or fraudulent, but an LLP 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) An LLP shall not act beyond an LLP’s authorized scope of practice, unless the LLP
is authorized to do so by law or court order.
History
Source: Entire appendix adopted April 13, 2023, effective July 1, 2023 (Rule Change 2023(08)).
Provenance
- Source
- content.leg.colorado.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-15
- Edition
- 2026-09-15
- Content hash
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