{"data":{"id":"us/32-cfr-776.20","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"32 CFR 776.20","heading":"Competence.","body":"(a) A covered attorney shall provide competent, diligent, and prompt representation to a client. Competent representation requires the legal knowledge, skill, access to evidence, thoroughness, and expeditious preparation reasonably necessary for representation. Initial determinations as to competence of a covered USG attorney for a particular assignment shall be made by a supervising attorney before case or issue assignments; however, assigned attorneys may consult with supervisors concerning competence in a particular case.\n(b) [Reserved]","path":["Title 32—National Defense","Subtitle A—Department of Defense","CHAPTER VI—DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY","SUBCHAPTER G—MISCELLANEOUS RULES","PART 776—PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT OF ATTORNEYS PRACTICING UNDER THE COGNIZANCE AND SUPERVISION OF THE JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL","Subpart B—Rules of Professional Conduct"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-32.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:30Z","sha256":"6783d4bb5a2bd708d318450e83aa71584e82ac75b3c226e21a263ecc4b41b5b8","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/32-cfr-776.19","next":"us/32-cfr-776.21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}