§ Rule 4-6.3 Membership in legal services organization

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Rule 4-6.3. Membership in legal services organization

    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 the client of the lawyer. The lawyer shall not knowingly participate in a decision or action of the organization:

    (a) if participating in the decision would be incompatible with the lawyer's obligations to a client under rule 4-1.7; or

    (b) where the decision 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.