WSR 14-13-030
RULES OF COURT
STATE SUPREME COURT
[June 6, 2014]
IN THE MATTER OF THE PROPOSAL OF RPC 1.2—SCOPE OF REPRESENTATION AND ALLOCATION OF AUTHORITY BETWEEN LAWYER AND CLIENT—WA COMMENT 18—SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES PRESENTED BY WASHINGTON INITIATIVE
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ORDER
NO. 25700-A-1072
The Supreme Court Rules Committee having recommended the adoption of the proposed RPC 1.2 WA Comment 18, and the Court having approved the proposed rule for publication;
Now, therefore, it is hereby
ORDERED:
(a) That pursuant to the provisions of GR 9(f), the proposed rule as shown below is to be published for comment in the Washington Reports, Washington Register, Washington State Bar Association and Office of the Administrator for the Court's websites expeditiously.
(b) Comments are to be submitted to the Clerk of the Supreme Court by either U.S. Mail or Internet E-Mail by no later than 60 days from the date published in the Washington Reports. Comments may be sent to the following addresses: P.O. Box 40929, Olympia, Washington 98504-0929, or supreme@courts.wa.gov. Comments submitted by e-mail message must be limited to 1500 words.
DATED at Olympia, Washington this 6th day of June, 2014.
 
For the Court
 
 
 
Madsen, C.J.
 
CHIEF JUSTICE
RPC 1.2 Scope of Representation and Allocation of Authority Between the Client and Lawyer
Special Circumstances Presented by Washington Initiative 502
[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 and may assist a client in conduct that the lawyer reasonably believes is permitted by this initiative and the 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.