Rule 1.18 of the Model Rules of Professional Conduct

Rule 1.18 of the Model Rules of Professional Conduct

Definition

Prohibits a lawyer from representing a client whose interests are materially adverse to those of a former prospective client in the same or a substantially related matter if the lawyer received information from the prospective client that could be significantly harmful to that client in the adverse matter.

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