Connecticut Rules of Professional Conduct (Connecticut Practice Book) 1.7: Concurrent conflicts: decline unless consentable and every affected client consents in writing

What does 1.7 require?

A lawyer may not act where a concurrent conflict exists, which is the case when representing one client is directly adverse to another client, or when a significant risk exists that duties owed to a different client, to a former client or to a third person, or the lawyer's own interests, will materially limit the representation. The lawyer may nonetheless proceed if all four conditions hold: the lawyer reasonably believes each affected client can still get competent and diligent representation; the law does not prohibit it; the clients are not asserting claims against each other in the same litigation or proceeding; and each affected client gives informed consent that is confirmed in writing.