A lawyer representing a client before a legislative body or administrative agency in a nonadjudicative proceeding shall disclose that the appearance is in a representative capacity and shall conform to the provisions of Rules 3.3(a), (b) and (d), 3.4(a) through (c), and 3.5.
Ethics Committee Comment
See also Rule 1.11A.
2004 ABA Model Rule Comment
RULE 3.9 ADVOCATE IN NONADJUDICATIVE PROCEEDINGS
[1] In representation before bodies such as legislatures, municipal councils, and executive and administrative agencies acting in a rule-making or policy-making capacity, lawyers present facts, formulate issues and advance argument in the matters under consideration. The decision-making body, like a court, should be able to rely on the integrity of th