Rules of Court · Part 1 · New Jersey
RPC 5.2 New Jersey Rules of Court, RPC 5.2: Responsibilities of a Subordinate Lawyer, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
Responsibilities of a Subordinate Lawyer
(a) A lawyer is bound by the Rules of Professional Conduct notwithstanding that the lawyer acted at the direction of another person.
(b) A subordinate lawyer does not violate the Rules of Professional Conduct if that lawyer acts in accordance with a supervisory lawyer's reasonable resolution of an arguable question of professional duty.
Note: Adopted July 12, 1984 to be effective September 10, 1984.
Verbatim rule text, unmarked. Nothing here is a summary.
rule RPC 5.2 "Responsibilities of a Subordinate Lawyer" {
(a) A lawyer is bound by the Rules of Professional Conduct notwithstanding that the lawyer acted at the direction of another person.
(b) A subordinate lawyer does not violate the Rules of Professional Conduct if that lawyer acts in accordance with a supervisory lawyer's reasonable resolution of an arguable question of professional duty.
Note: Adopted July 12, 1984 to be effective September 10, 1984.
}
referenced_by: none
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-10-08; corpus harvested 2026-09-02← RPC 5.1 · RPC 5.3 → · RPC · all rules
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