ME · rules
M.R. Prof. Conduct 3.1
MERITORIOUS CLAIMS AND CONTENTIONS
(a) A lawyer shall not bring or defend a proceeding, or assert or
controvert an issue therein, unless there is a non-frivolous basis in law and
fact for doing so, which includes a good faith argument for an extension,
modification or reversal of existing law. A lawyer for the defendant in a
criminal proceeding, or the respondent in a proceeding that could result in
incarceration, may nevertheless so defend the proceeding as to require that
every element of the case be established.
(b) A lawyer shall not report or threaten to report misconduct to a
criminal, administrative, or disciplinary authority solely to obtain an
advantage in a civil matter.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.maine.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
- Content hash
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