Fact · Dictation for work and study
Arkansas's Rule 1.6(c) requires a lawyer to make reasonable efforts to prevent inadvertent or unauthorized disclosure of, or unauthorized access to, information relating to a client's representation.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“A lawyer shall make reasonable efforts to prevent the inadvertent or unauthorized disclosure of, or unauthorized access to, information relating to the representation of a client.”
Arkansas Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 1.6: Confidentiality of Information, Arkansas Supreme Court rules, as reproduced by courtrules.net, n.d., Rule 1.6, paragraph (c).
Open the original- What it measures
- The duty covers access as well as disclosure. The rule does not say which tools to use. Whether efforts were reasonable is judged case by case.
- What it does not show
- This is Arkansas's rule. Other states adopt their own versions, so check the rule where you practice.