Rules of Court · Part 1 · New Jersey
RPC 1.1 New Jersey Rules of Court, RPC 1.1: Competence, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
Competence
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A lawyer shall not:
(a) Handle or neglect a matter entrusted to the lawyer in such manner that the lawyer's conduct constitutes gross negligence.
(b) Exhibit a pattern of negligence or neglect in the lawyer's handling of legal matters generally.
Note: Adopted July 12, 1984 to be effective September 10, 1984.
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rule RPC 1.1 "Competence" {
A lawyer shall not:
(a) Handle or neglect a matter entrusted to the lawyer in such manner that the lawyer's conduct constitutes gross negligence.
(b) Exhibit a pattern of negligence or neglect in the lawyer's handling of legal matters generally.
Note: Adopted July 12, 1984 to be effective September 10, 1984.
}
referenced_by: none
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-10-15; corpus harvested 2026-09-02← RPC 1.0 · RPC 1.2 → · RPC · all rules
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