§ 11.102. Scope of representation and allocation of authority between client and practitioner.
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(a)Subject to paragraphs
(c)and
(d)of this section, a practitioner shall abide by a client's decisions concerning the objectives of representation and, as required by § 11.104, shall consult with the client as to the means by which they are to be pursued. A practitioner may take such action on behalf of the client as is impliedly authorized to carry out the representation. A practitioner shall abide by a client's decision whether to settle a matter.
(b)\[Reserved\]
(c)A practitioner may limit the scope of the representation if the limitation is reasonable under the circumstances and the client gives informed consent.
(d)A practitioner shall not counsel a client to engage, or assist a client, in conduct that the practitioner knows is criminal or fraudulent, but a practitioner may discuss the legal consequences of any proposed course of conduct with a client and may counsel or assist a client to make a good-faith effort to determine the validity, scope, meaning or application of the law.
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Scope of representation and allocation of authority between client and practitioner.
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