WSR 14-23-031
RULES OF COURT
STATE SUPREME COURT
[November 6, 2014]
IN THE MATTER OF THE EXPEDITIOUS ADOPTION OF PROPOSED NEW COMMENT 18 TO RPC 1.2 SCOPE OF REPRESENTATION AND ALLOCATION OF AUTHORITY BETWEEN THE CLIENT AND LAWYER
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ORDER
NO. 25700-A-1079
The Washington State Bar Association having recommended the expeditious adoption of the Proposed New Comment 18 to RPC 1.2 Scope of Representation and Allocation of Authority Between the Client and Lawyer, and the Court having considered the amendments and comments submitted thereto, and having determined that the proposed amendments will aid in the prompt and orderly administration of justice;
Now, therefore, it is hereby
ORDERED:
(a) That the amendments as shown below are adopted.
(b) That the amendments will be published in the Washington Reports and will become effective upon publication.
DATED at Olympia, Washington this 6th day of November, 2014.
 
 
Madsen, C.J.
C. Johnson, J.
 
Wiggins, J.
Owens, J.
 
Gonzalez, J.
Fairhurst, J.
 
Gordon McCloud, J.
Stephens, J.
 
Yu, J.
 
RPC 1.2 Scope of Representation and Allocation of Authority Between the Client and Lawyer
Special Circumstances Presented by Washington Initiative 502 (Chap. 3, Laws of 2013)
[18] At least until there is a change in federal enforcement policy, a lawyer may counsel a client regarding the validity, scope, and meaning of Washington Initiative 502 (Chap. 3, Laws of 2013) and may assist a client in conduct that the lawyer reasonably believes is permitted by this statute and the other statutes, regulations, orders and other state and local provisions implementing them.
Reviser's note: The brackets and enclosed material in the text of the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appear in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.