Texas State Bar Rules Of Professional Conduct In Kings
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2.10. Classification of Grievances: The Chief Disciplinary Counsel shall within thirty days examine each Grievance received to determine whether it constitutes an Inquiry, a Complaint, or a Discretionary Referral.
Rule 3.08 - Lawyer as Witness (a) A lawyer shall not accept or continue employment as an advocate before a tribunal in a contemplated or pending adjudicatory proceeding if the lawyer knows or believes that the lawyer is or may be a witness necessary to establish an essential fact on behalf of the lawyer's client, ...
In the course of litigation, a lawyer shall not take a position that unreasonably increases the costs or other burdens of the case or that unreasonably delays resolution of the matter.
Rule 1.07 - Conflict of Interest: Intermediary (a) A lawyer shall not act as intermediary between clients unless: (1) the lawyer consults with each client concerning the implications of the common representation, including the advantages and risks involved, and the effect on the attorney-client privileges, and obtains ...
Rule 1.09 addresses the circumstances in which a lawyer in private practice, and other lawyers who were, are or become members of or associated with a firm in which that lawyer practiced or practices, may represent a client against a former client of that lawyer or the lawyer's former firm.
1. A lawyer generally should not accept or continue employment in any area of the law in which the lawyer is not and will not be prepared to render competent legal services. Competence is defined in Terminology as possession of the legal knowledge, skill, and training reasonably necessary for the representation.
Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct (TDRPC) Rule 1.12(a) states that “(a) lawyer employed or retained by an organization represents the entity.” The rule goes on to note that the lawyer's duty is to serve the best interests of the entity, rather than that of the constituent partners or shareholders ...
Under Rule 1.09(a)(2), absent Former Client's consent, no lawyer in the firm may undertake a representation against Former Client if a reasonable probability exists that representation by the associate against Former Client in the matter would violate the obligations of confidentiality owed to Former Client under Rule ...
A lawyer shall not: (a) unlawfully obstruct another party's access to evidence; in anticipation of a dispute unlawfully alter, destroy or conceal a document or other material that a competent lawyer would believe has potential or actual evidentiary value; or counsel or assist another person to do any such act.
