Rules of Court · Part 1 · New Jersey
RPC 6.4 New Jersey Rules of Court, RPC 6.4: Law Reform Activities Affecting Client Interests, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
Law Reform Activities Affecting Client Interests
A lawyer may serve as a director, officer or member of an organization involved in reform of the law or its administration notwithstanding that the reform may affect the interests of a client of the lawyer. When the lawyer knows that the interests of a client may be materially benefited by a decision in which the lawyer participates, the lawyer shall disclose that fact but need not identify the client, except that when the organization is also a legal services organization, RPC 6.3 shall apply.
Note: Adopted July 12, 1984 to be effective September 10, 1984.
Verbatim rule text, unmarked. Nothing here is a summary.
rule RPC 6.4 "Law Reform Activities Affecting Client Interests" {
A lawyer may serve as a director, officer or member of an organization involved in reform of the law or its administration notwithstanding that the reform may affect the interests of a client of the lawyer. When the lawyer knows that the interests of a client may be materially benefited by a decision in which the lawyer participates, the lawyer shall disclose that fact but need not identify the client, except that when the organization is also a legal services organization, RPC 6.3 shall apply.
Note: Adopted July 12, 1984 to be effective September 10, 1984.
}
referenced_by: none
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-10-20; corpus harvested 2026-09-02← RPC 6.3 · RPC 6.5 → · RPC · all rules
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