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Form 13-2406. Duty of loyalty; definition.

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Form Type Jury Instructions
Citations - New Mexico Laws and Court Rules
Rule Set 13 - Uniform Jury Instructions — Civil - cited by 611 documents

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13-2406.  Duty of loyalty; definition.

A lawyer has a duty of loyalty to a client.  A lawyer breaches the duty of loyalty by putting the lawyer’s own interests, or the interests of another, before those of the client.

 

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This instruction should be given when the plaintiff claims that a lawyer has breached the duty of loyalty.

If at issue, the jury should be instructed on the Rules of Professional Conduct.  See UJI 13-2411 NMRA.

[Adopted by Supreme Court Order No. 17-8300-013, effective for all cases pending or filed on or after December 31, 2017.]

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