ER 1.2 Scope of Representation and Allocation of Authority between Client and Lawyer

(a) Subject to paragraphs (b), (c), and (d), and (e), a lawyer shall abide by a client's decisions concerning the objectives of representation and, as required by ER 1.4, shall consult with the client as to the means by which they are to be pursued. A lawyer may take such action on behalf of the client as is impliedly authorized to carry out the representation. A lawyer shall abide by a client's decision whether to settle a matter pursuant to applicable law. In a criminal case, the lawyer shall abide by the client's decision, after consultation with the lawyer, as to a plea to be entered, whether to waive jury trial and whether the client will testify.

(b) A government lawyer has a duty to abide by decisions that are made by the appropriate client representative regarding the goals of representation in a particular matter, unless the client representative's decisions concerning the objectives of representation are clearly inconsistent with the client representative's legal authority under applicable law or properly delegated authority.

(c) A lawyer's representation of a client, including representation by appointment, does not constitute an endorsement of the client's political, economic, social or moral views or activities.

(d) A lawyer may limit the scope of the representation if the limitation is reasonable under the circumstances and the client gives informed consent.

(e) A lawyer shall not counsel a client to engage, or assist a client, in conduct that the lawyer knows is criminal or fraudulent, but a lawyer 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.