Under Rule 6.2, a lawyer may refuse an appointment if which of the following is true?

Under Rule 6.2, a lawyer may refuse an appointment if which of the following is true?

• A. The representation is likely to violate the Rules or other law.
• B. The client offers to pay an unusually high fee.
• C. The lawyer disagrees with the client's views.
• D. The matter is trivial.

Answer: (A)

When a lawyer is asked to take on an appointment, they may refuse only if accepting it would require the lawyer to violate the Rules of Professional Conduct or other law. That makes the option stating that the representation is likely to violate the Rules or other law the correct basis for refusal under this rule. Other reasons listed—someone offering an unusually high fee, disagreeing with the client’s views, or the matter being trivial—do not by themselves justify declining under this rule. The lawyer would need a different basis to refuse or withdraw, not simply those factors.

When a lawyer is asked to take on an appointment, they may refuse only if accepting it would require the lawyer to violate the Rules of Professional Conduct or other law. That makes the option stating that the representation is likely to violate the Rules or other law the correct basis for refusal under this rule. Other reasons listed—someone offering an unusually high fee, disagreeing with the client’s views, or the matter being trivial—do not by themselves justify declining under this rule. The lawyer would need a different basis to refuse or withdraw, not simply those factors.