Rules of Court · Part 1 · New Jersey
RPC 1.3 New Jersey Rules of Court, RPC 1.3: Diligence, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
Diligence
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A lawyer shall act with reasonable diligence and promptness in representing a client.
Note: Adopted July 12, 1984 to be effective September 10, 1984.
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rule RPC 1.3 "Diligence" {
A lawyer shall act with reasonable diligence and promptness in representing a client.
Note: Adopted July 12, 1984 to be effective September 10, 1984.
}
referenced_by: none
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-23; corpus harvested 2026-09-02← RPC 1.2 · RPC 1.4 → · RPC · all rules
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