Chapter 6:Public Service

Question 1

Rule 6.3 Membership in Legal Services
Organization

Answer 1

A lawyer may serve as a director, officer or member of a legal services organization, apart from the law firm* in which the lawyer practices, notwithstanding that
the organization serves persons* having interests adverse to a client of the lawyer. The lawyer shall not knowingly* participate in a decision or action of the
organization:
(a) if participating in the decision or action would be incompatible with the lawyer’s obligations to a client under Business and Professions Code section 6068,
subdivision (e)(1) or rules 1.6(a), 1.7, 1.9, or 1.18; or
(b) where the decision or action could have a material adverse effect on the representation of a client of the organization whose interests are adverse
to a client of the lawyer.

Question 2

Rule 6.5 Limited Legal Services Programs

Answer 2

(a) A lawyer who, under the auspices of a program sponsored by a court, government agency, bar association, law school, or nonprofit organization,
provides short-term limited legal services to a client without expectation by either the lawyer or the client that the lawyer will provide continuing representation in the matter:

(1) is subject to rules 1.7 and 1.9(a) only if the lawyer knows* that the representation of the client involves a conflict of interest; and
(2) is subject to rule 1.10 only if the lawyer
knows* that another lawyer associated with the lawyer in a law firm* is prohibited from representation by rule 1.7 or 1.9(a) with respect to the matter.

Comment

The personal disqualification of a lawyer
participating in the program will not be imputed to
other lawyers participating in the program.