Oregon Code § 9.460·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Duties
of attorneys.
An
attorney shall:
(1) Support the
Constitution and laws of the United States and of this state;
(2) Employ, for
the purpose of maintaining the causes confided to the attorney, such means only
as are consistent with truth, and never seek to mislead the court or jury by
any artifice or false statement of law or fact;
(3) Maintain the
confidences and secrets of the attorneys clients consistent with the rules of
professional conduct established pursuant to ORS 9.490; and
(4) Never reject,
for any personal consideration, the cause of the defenseless or the oppressed. [Amended
by 1989 c.1052 §9; 1991 c.726 §5]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 9.460
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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