Mandatory Withdrawal from Representation - Model Rule 1.16(a)
Channel: Professor Stevenson
Date: 2023-09-16

Video lecture for my Professional Responsibility course and MPRE prep about the circumstances in which a lawyer is required to stop representing a client, under ABA Model Rule 1.16(a), or to decline representation before it begins.

The ABA revised this Rule in August 2023, adding a new introductory sentence to section (a), and a new subsection (4). The rest of the rule remained unchanged, so the material in this video is still accurate (part of the current rule). A new video will address the new section that the ABA added in 2023. 

Get Rule 1.16 here: https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_1_16_declining_or_terminating_representation/

Get the official Comment to Rule 1.16 here: https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_1_16_declining_or_terminating_representation/comment_on_rule_1_16_declining_or_terminating_representation/