RULE 6.2 Accepting Appointments
[revisions to 1990 Rule are
indicated as follows: text deleted from the 1990 Rule is shown by
strikethrough;
additions to the 1990 Rule are shown in red]
A lawyer shall not seek to avoid appointment by a tribunal to
represent a person except for good cause, such as:
(a) representing the client is likely to result in
violation of these Rules of Professional
Conduct or other law;
(b) representing the client is likely to result in an
unreasonable financial burden on the lawyer; or
(c) the client or the cause is so repugnant to the lawyer
as to be likely to impair the client-lawyer relationship or the lawyer's ability
to represent the client.
Adopted February 8, 1990, effective August 1,
1990.