NJ · rules
N.J. RPC 3.1
Meritorious Claims and Contentions
A lawyer shall not bring or defend a proceeding, nor assert or controvert an issue therein unless the lawyer knows or reasonably believes that there is a basis in law and fact for doing so that is not frivolous, which includes a good faith argument for an extension, modification, or reversal of existing law, or the establishment of new 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.
History
Note: Adopted July 12, 1984 to be effective September 10, 1984; amended November 17, 2003 to be effective January 1, 2004.
Provenance
- Source
- njcourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-15
- Edition
- 2026-09-14
- Content hash
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