Source: https://www.law.cornell.edu/ethics/al/narr/al_narr_1_02.htm
Timestamp: 2018-06-23 09:42:01
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 31', '§ 14', '§ 9', '§ 31', '§ 21', '§ 4', '§ 31', '§ 19', '§ 5', '§ 31', '§ 94', '§ 13', '§ 31', '§ 105', '§ 31', '§ 50', '§ 7']

1.2:100 Comparative Analysis of Alabama Rule
Primary Alabama References: AL Rule 1.2
Background References: ABA Model Rule 1.2, Other Jurisdictions
Alabama Commentary:
There are no differences between MRPC 1.2 and ARPC 1.2.
Commentary: ABA/BNA § 31:101, ALI-LGL §§ 14-18, Wolfram § 9.2
ARPC 1.2 follows the agency law principle that an attorney is an agent of his client for purposes of the representation.
See Sections 4.1, 7.1, 7.2 and 7.3.
See Sections 1.16.230 et seq.
The lawyer may agree to pursue lawful objectives.
Under ARCP 1.2, the lawyer must not waive substantial client rights without client consent.
A client has a duty to reasonably cooperate with his attorney, to abide by a properly agreed to contract, and to pay as agreed for legal services.
The client may terminate his lawyer's authority to represent him, but the lawyer may have a lien for services rendered.
Primary Alabama References: AL Rule 1.2(a)
Background References: ABA Model Rule 1.2(a), Other Jurisdictions
Commentary: ABA/BNA § 31.301, ALI-LGL §§ 21-23, 25-29, Wolfram §§ 4.4, 4.6
The lawyer should make legal tactical decisions while the client should make decisions regarding expense and legal objectives to be pursued.
Decision on offers of settlement in civil cases are reserved to the client. In criminal cases, decisions such as plea bargains and whether the client will testify on his behalf are reserved to the client. A lawyer must abide by a client's decision to enter into a confidential settlement even if that agreement has potential to harm third parties or the public. (RO-92-17).
Primary Alabama References: AL Rule 1.2(b)
Background References: ABA Model Rule 1.2(b), Other Jurisdictions
An attorney is independent from the views of his client.
Primary Alabama References: AL Rule 1.2(c)
Background References: ABA Model Rule 1.2(c), Other Jurisdictions
Commentary: ABA/BNA § 31:301, ALI-LGL § 19, Wolfram § 5.6.7
A lawyer may limit the objectives of the representation if the client consents after consultation.
Primary Alabama References: AL Rule 1.2(d)
Background References: ABA Model Rule 1.2(d), Other Jurisdictions
Commentary: ABA/BNA § 31:301, ALI-LGL § 94, Wolfram § 13.3
A lawyer may not advise his client to engage in illegal or fraudulent conduct but may discuss the legal consequences of such proposed conduct. RO-90-97.
See 1.2:610.
A lawyer may counsel a client that a legal requirement might be disobeyed in a good faith effort to establish or test its validity.
Primary Alabama References: AL Rule 1.2(e)
Background References: ABA Model Rule 1.2(e), Other Jurisdictions
Commentary: ABA/BNA § 31:301, ALI-LGL § 105
Commentary: ABA/BNA § 31:101, ALI-LGL §§ 50, 51, 96, 156A, Wolfram § 7.2