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Rule 7.3. Solicitation of Clients

Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 5. Attorneys and State Bar

Oklahoma Statutes Annotated
Title 5. Attorneys and State Bar
Chapter 1.--Appendix 3-a. Rules of Professional Conduct (Refs & Annos)
Information About Legal Services
T. 5, Ch. 1, App. 3-A, Rule 7.3
Rule 7.3. Solicitation of Clients
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(a) A lawyer shall not by in-person, live telephone or real-time electronic contact, solicit professional employment when a significant motive for the lawyer's doing so is the lawyer's pecuniary gain, unless the person contacted:
(1) is a lawyer, or
(2) has a family, close personal, or prior professional relationship with the lawyer.
(b) A lawyer shall not solicit professional employment by written, recorded or electronic communication or by in-person, telephone or real-time electronic contact even when not otherwise prohibited by paragraph (a), if:
(1) the target of the solicitation has made known to the lawyer a desire not to be solicited by the lawyer; or
(2) the solicitation involves coercion, duress or harassment.
(c) Every written, recorded or electronic communication from a lawyer soliciting professional employment from anyone known to be in need of legal services in a particular matter shall include the words “Advertising Material” on the outside of the envelope, if any, and at the beginning and ending of any recorded or electronic communication, unless the recipient of the communication is a person specified in paragraphs (a)(1) or (a)(2).
(d) Notwithstanding the prohibitions in paragraph (a), a lawyer may participate with a prepaid or group legal service plan operated by an organization not owned or directed by the lawyer that uses in-person or telephone contact to solicit memberships or subscriptions for the plan from persons who are not known to need legal services in a particular matter covered by the plan.

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Adopted March 10, 1998, effective July 1, 1988. Amended effective April 17, 1991. Amended April 9, 2007, effective January 1, 2008. Amended effective June 19, 2017.
Rules of Prof. Conduct, Rule 7.3, 5 O. S. A. Ch. 1, App. 3-A, OK ST RPC Rule 7.3
Current with amendments received through April 15, 2024. Some rules may be more current, see credits for details.
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