Comment - Rule 3.10 1. The decision-making body, like a court, should be able to rely on the integrity of the submissions made to it. A lawyer appearing before such body should deal with the tribunal honestly and in conformity with applicable rules of procedure. A lawyer is required to disclose whether a particular appearance is in a representative capacity. Although not required to do so by Rule 3.10, a lawyer should reveal the identities of the lawyer's clients, unless privileged or otherwise protected, so that the decision-making body can weigh the lawyer's presentation more accurately.
Lawyers have no exclusive right to appear before nonadjudicative bodies, as they do before a court.
The requirements of this Rule therefore may subject lawyers to regulations inapplicable to advocates who are not lawyers.