ABA Model Rule 1.6 — Confidentiality
Law firms have a professional obligation under ABA Model Rule 1.6 to take reasonable precautions to prevent unauthorized disclosure of client information. ThirdProof documents vendor due diligence in professional obligation language.
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ABA Model Rule 1.6 — Duty of Confidentiality
Model Rule 1.6 imposes a duty on lawyers to make reasonable efforts to prevent the inadvertent or unauthorized disclosure of client information. When engaging technology vendors, firms must document that they assessed the vendor's security controls. ThirdProof produces this documentation in language defensible before state bar disciplinary committees.
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ABA Model Rule 1.6-specific findings
State bar defensibility
ThirdProof reports are structured to demonstrate the "reasonable precautions" standard under Model Rule 1.6 — defensible in state bar disciplinary proceedings.
Vendors assessed under ABA Model Rule 1.6
ThirdProof has investigated these vendors with ABA Model Rule 1.6-specific compliance framing.
How ThirdProof works for ABA Model Rule 1.6
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Sanctions, cyber risk, business registry, adverse media, and more — with ABA Model Rule 1.6-specific controls layered on top.
PDF report with ABA Model Rule 1.6 evidence statements, risk tier, confidence score, and individual findings.
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