ORPC 1.9 Duties to Former Clients

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ORPC 1.9 Duties to Former Clients is a provision of the Oregon Rules of Professional Conduct that governs lawyers’ ethical obligations and conflict-of-interest restrictions in representing new clients whose interests may be adverse to those of former clients.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Oregon Rule of Professional Conduct
professional conduct rule
addresses disclosure of information relating to representation of a former client
substantially related matters involving former clients
use of information relating to representation of a former client
appliesTo lawyers licensed in Oregon
appliesWhen a lawyer considers representing a new client adverse to a former client
the new matter is the same as or substantially related to a matter handled for a former client
audience Oregon attorneys
Oregon disciplinary authorities
basedOn ABA Model Rule 1.9
citationForm ORPC 1.9
concerns conflict of interest rules for former clients
enforcedBy Oregon State Bar
Oregon Supreme Court
governs representation of new clients with interests adverse to former clients
hasComponent restrictions on adverse representation in substantially related matters
rules on revealing information relating to representation of a former client
rules on use of former client information to the disadvantage of the former client
imposes limitations on adverse representation against former clients
jurisdiction Oregon
legalDomain legal ethics
professional responsibility
objective to maintain public confidence in the legal profession
to prevent misuse of information obtained from former clients
partOf Oregon Rules of Professional Conduct
protects former client confidentiality
former client loyalty
purpose to protect former clients’ confidences and loyalty interests
regulates conflicts of interest involving former clients
lawyers’ duties to former clients
relatedTo ORPC 1.10 Imputation of Conflicts of Interest
ORPC 1.6 Confidentiality of Information
ORPC 1.7 Conflict of Interest: Current Clients
requires informed consent from the former client in certain conflict situations
source Oregon State Bar ethics rules
typeOfConflictRule former-client conflict rule
usedIn Oregon attorney discipline proceedings

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Oregon Rules of Professional Conduct hasPart ORPC 1.9 Duties to Former Clients
ORPC 1.7 Conflict of Interest: Current Clients relatedTo ORPC 1.9 Duties to Former Clients