Or. State. Bar. R. Regul. and Polic. 4.1

As amended through January 17, 2024

Rule 4.1 - TRUTHFULNESS IN STATEMENTS TO OTHERS

In the course of representing a client a lawyer shall not knowingly:

(a) make a false statement of material fact or law to a third person; or

(b) fail to disclose a material fact when disclosure is necessary to avoid assisting in an illegal or fraudulent act by a client, unless disclosure is prohibited by Rule 1.6.

Or. State. Bar. R. Regul. and Polic. 4.1

Adopted 1/1/2005

Defined Terms (see Rule 1.0):

"Fraudulent"

"Knowingly"

Comparison to Oregon Code

This rule has no direct counterpart in Oregon, but it expresses prohibitions found in DR 1-102(A)(3), DR 7-102(A)(5) and DR 1-102(A)(7).