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Ill. R. Prof'l Conduct (2010) R. 6.3
Membership in Legal Services Organization
A lawyer may serve as a director, officer or member of a not-for-profit legal services
organization, apart from the law firm in which the lawyer practices, notwithstanding that the
organization serves persons having interests adverse to a client of the lawyer. The lawyer shall not
knowingly participate in a decision or action of the organization:
(a) if participating in the decision or action would be incompatible with the lawyer’s
obligations to a client under Rule 1.7; or
(b) where the decision or action could have a material adverse effect on the representation of
a client of the organization whose interests are adverse to a client of the lawyer.
History
Adopted July 1, 2009, effective January 1, 2010. Comment [1] Lawyers sho uld be encouraged to support and participate in not-for-profit legal service organizations. A lawyer who is an officer or a member of such an organization does not thereby have a client-lawyer relationship with persons served by the organization. However, there is potential conflict between the interests of such persons and the interests of the lawyer’s clients. If the possibility of such conflict disqualified a lawyer from serving on the board of a legal services organization, the profession’s involvement in such organizations would be severely curtailed. [2] It may be necessary in appropriate cases to reassure a client of the organization that the representation will not be affected by conflicting loyalties of a member of the board. Established, written policies in this respect can enhance the credibility of such assurances. Adopted July 1, 2009, effective January 1, 2010.
Provenance
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- 2026-09-14
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- 2026-09-14
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