ISBA Ethics Opinions by IRPC Rule 1.2 Scope of Representation and Allocation of Authority between Client and Lawyer

Read Illinois Rule of Professional Conduct Rule 1.2 Scope of Representation and Allocation of Authority between Client and Lawyer

Rule Rule 1.2(a)

  • Opinion 20-07 | Guardians and Guardianship | Impaired Client
    Lawyer's obligations when client becomes impaired during the representation.

    When a lawyer has been representing a client for several years in opposition to the court appointment of a guardian for the client’s estate, and the lawyer currently believes that the client is mentally incapacitated, the Rules do not mandate the lawyer’s continued prosecution of the client’s appeal attempting to reverse the trial court’s judgment appointing an estate guardian, in the manner of prosecution last discussed between the lawyer and the client when the lawyer believed the client had adequate capacity to make considered decisions.