This appeal requires that we consider, as a matter of first impression, the scope and application of RPC 1.18. That Rule of Professional Conduct was adopted in 2004 in order to "clarify a lawyer's obligations arising from preliminary consultations with a prospective client[,]" and it "allows that preliminary consultations may not result in a lawyer-client...
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