WSR 18-22-094
RULES OF COURT
STATE SUPREME COURT
[November 1, 2018]
IN THE MATTER OF SUGGESTED AMENDMENTS TO APR 28—LIMITED PRACTICE RULE FOR LIMITED LICENSE LEGAL TECHNICIANS; APR 28 APPENDIX—REGULATION 2 PRACTICE AREAS—SCOPE OF PRACTICE AUTHORIZED BY LIMITED LICENSE LEGAL TECHNICIAN RULE; APR 28 APPENDIX REGULATION 3—EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR LLLT APPLICANTS AND APPROVAL OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS; RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT (RPC) 1.0B—ADDITIONAL WASHINGTON TERMINOLOGY; RPC 1.17—SALE OF LAW PRACTICE; RPC 4.3—DEALING WITH A PERSON NOT REPRESENTED BY A LAWYER; RPC 5.8—MISCONDUCT INVOLVING LAWYERS AND LLLTs NOT ACTIVELY LICENSED TO PRACTICE LAW; RPC 8.1—BAR ADMISSION AND DISCIPLINARY MATTERS; AND LLLT RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT (LLLT RPCs) LLLT RPC 1.0B—ADDITIONAL TERMINOLOGY; LLLT RPC 1.2—SCOPE OF REPRESENTATION AND ALLOCATION OF AUTHORITY BETWEEN CLIENT AND LLLT; LLLT RPC 1.5—FEES; LLLT RPC 1.8 CONFLICT OF INTEREST: CURRENT CLIENTS: SPECIFIC RULES; LLLT RPC I.15A—SAFEGUARDING POLICY; LLLT RPC 1.16—DECLINING OR TERMINATING REPRESENTATION; LLLT RPC 1.7 SALE OF A LAW PRACTICE; LLLT RPC 2.1—ADVISOR; LLLT RPC 2.3 [RESERVED]; LLLT RPC 3.1—ADVISING AND ASSISTING CLIENTS IN PROCEEDINGS BEFORE A TRIBUNAL; LLLT RPC 3.6-3.9 [RESERVED]; LLLT RPC 4.1—TRUTHFULNESS IN STATEMENTS TO OTHERS; LLLT RPC 4.2—COMMUNICATION WITH PERSON REPRSENTED BY LAWYER; LLLT RPC 4.3—DEALING WITH PERSON NOT REPRESENTED BY LAWYER; LLLT RPC 5.4—PROFESSIONAL INDPENDENCE OF A LLLT; LLLT RPC 5.5 UNAUTHORIZED PRACTICE OF LAW; LLLT RPC 8.1—LICENSING, ADMISSION, AND DISCIPLINARY MATTERS; LLLT RPC 8.4—MISCONDUCT
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ORDER
NO. 25700-A-1246
The Washington State Bar Association Limited License Legal Technician Board, having recommended the suggested amendments to APR 28—Limited Practice Rule for Limited License Legal Technicians; APR 28 Appendix; Rules of Professional Conduct (RPC); and LLLT Rules of Professional Conduct (LLLT RPCs), and the Court having considered the amendments and comments submitted thereto;
Now, therefore, it is hereby
ordered:
(a) That the suggested amendments as shown below are adopted.
(b) That pursuant to the emergency provisions of GR 9 (j)(1), the suggested amendments will be published expeditiously in the Washington Reports and will become effective upon publication.
dated at Olympia, Washington this 1st day of November, 2018.
 
 
Fairhurst, C.J.
Johnson, J.
 
Wiggins, J.
Madsen, J.
 
 
 
 
 
Stephens, J.
 
 
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