Rules of Court · Part 1 · New Jersey
RPC 2.3 New Jersey Rules of Court, RPC 2.3: Evaluation for Use by Third Persons, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
Evaluation for Use by Third Persons
(a) A lawyer may provide an evaluation of a matter affecting a client for the use of someone other than the client if the lawyer reasonably believes that making the evaluation is compatible with other aspects of the lawyer's relationship with the client.
(b) When the lawyer knows or reasonably should know that the evaluation is likely to affect the client's interests materially and adversely, the lawyer shall not provide the evaluation unless:
(1) the lawyer describes the conditions of the evaluation to the client, in writing, including disclosure of information otherwise protected by RPC 1.6;
(2) the lawyer consults with the client; and
(3) the client gives informed consent.
(c) Except as disclosure is authorized in connection with a report of an evaluation, information relating to the evaluation is otherwise protected by RPC 1.6.
(d) In reporting an evaluation, the lawyer shall indicate any material limitations that were imposed on the scope of the inquiry or on the disclosure of information.
Note: Adopted July 12, 1984 to be effective September 10, 1984; paragraph (a) amended and redesignated as paragraphs (a) and (b), former paragraph (b) redesignated as paragraph (d), and paragraph (c) amended November 17, 2003 to be effective January 1, 2004.
Verbatim rule text, unmarked. Nothing here is a summary.
rule RPC 2.3 "Evaluation for Use by Third Persons" {
(a) A lawyer may provide an evaluation of a matter affecting a client for the use of someone other than the client if the lawyer reasonably believes that making the evaluation is compatible with other aspects of the lawyer's relationship with the client.
(b) When the lawyer knows or reasonably should know that the evaluation is likely to affect the client's interests materially and adversely, the lawyer shall not provide the evaluation unless:
(1) the lawyer describes the conditions of the evaluation to the client, in writing, including disclosure of information otherwise protected by RPC 1.6;
(2) the lawyer consults with the client; and
(3) the client gives informed consent.
(c) Except as disclosure is authorized in connection with a report of an evaluation, information relating to the evaluation is otherwise protected by RPC 1.6.
(d) In reporting an evaluation, the lawyer shall indicate any material limitations that were imposed on the scope of the inquiry or on the disclosure of information.
Note: Adopted July 12, 1984 to be effective September 10, 1984; paragraph (a) amended and redesignated as paragraphs (a) and (b), former paragraph (b) redesignated as paragraph (d), and paragraph (c) amended November 17, 2003 to be effective January 1, 2004.
}
referenced_by: none
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-10-17; corpus harvested 2026-09-02← RPC 2.2 · RPC 2.4 → · RPC · all rules
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