WY · rules
Wyo. R. Prof. Conduct 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 but need
not identify the client.
History
History: Amended April 11, 2006, effective July 1, 2006; amended February 6, 2024, effective April 15, 2024. 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 regarded as disqualified from participating in drafting revisions of rules governing that subject. 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 professionally obligated to protect the integrity of the program by making an appropriate disclosure within the organization when the lawyer knows a private client might be materially benefited. Definitional Cross-References “Knows” See Rule 1.0(g)
Provenance
- Source
- wyocourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
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