N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 22 § 1200.1.1

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 45, November 2, 2024

Section 1200.1.1 - Competence

(a) A lawyer should provide competent representation to a client. Competent representation requires the legal knowledge, skill, thoroughness and preparation reasonably necessary for the representation.

(b) A lawyer shall not handle a legal matter that the lawyer knows or should know that the lawyer is not competent to handle, without associating with a lawyer who is competent to handle it.

(c) A lawyer shall not intentionally:

(1) fail to seek the objectives of the client through reasonably available means permitted by law and these Rules; or

(2) prejudice or damage the client during the course of the representation except as permitted or required by these Rules.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 22 § 1200.1.1