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Colo. RPC 6.4
Law Reform Activities Affecting Client Interests
A lawyer may serve as a director, officer or member of an organization involved in
reform of the law or its administration notwithstanding that the reform may affect the
interests of a client of the lawyer. When the lawyer knows that the interests of a client may
be materially benefited by a decision in which the lawyer participates, the lawyer shall
disclose that fact to the organization but need not identify the client.
History
Source: Entire Appendix repealed and readopted April 12, 2007, effective January 1, 2008. COMMENT [1] Lawyers involved in organizations seeking law reform generally do not have a client-lawyer relationship with the organization. Otherwise, it might follow that a lawyer could not be involved in a bar association law reform program that might indirectly affect a client. See also Rule 1.2(b). For example, a lawyer specializing in antitrust litigation might be re- garded as disqualified from participating in drafting revisions of rules governing that sub- ject. In determining the nature and scope of participation in such activities, a lawyer should be mindful of obligations to clients under other Rules, particularly Rule 1.7. A lawyer is profes- sionally obligated to protect the integrity of the program by making an appropriate disclosure to the organization when the lawyer knows a pri- vate client might be materially benefited.
Provenance
- Source
- content.leg.colorado.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-15
- Edition
- 2026-09-15
- Content hash
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