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duty to provide objective and independent advice. 4. I will advise my client that civility and courtesy are expected and are not a sign of weakness. 5. I will advise my client of proper and expected behavior. 6. I will treat adverse parties and witnesses with faimess and due consideration. A client has no right to demand that I abuse anyone or indulge in any offensive conduct. 7. I will advise my client that we will not pursue conduct which is intended primarily to harass or drain thc financial resources of the opposmg party. 8. I will advise my client that we will not pursue tactics which are intended for delay. 9. I will advise my client that we will not pursue any course of action which is without merit. 10. I will advise my client that I reserve the right to determine whether to grant accommodations to opposing counsel in all matters that do not adversely affect my client's lawful objectives. A client has no right to instruct me to refuse a reasonable request made by other counsel. I 1. I will advise my client regarding the availability of mediation, arbitration, and other altemative methods of resolving and settling disputes. III. LAWYER TO LAWYER A lawyer owes to opposing counsel, in the conduct of legal transactions and the pursuit of litigation, courtesy. candor, cooperation, and scrupulous observance of all agreements and mutual understandings. 111 feelings between clients shall not influence a lawyer's conduct, attitude, or demeanor toward opposing counsel. A lawyer shall not engage in unprofessional conduct. I. I will be courteous, civil. and prompt in oral and written communications. 2. I will not quarrel over matters of form or style, but 1 will concentrate on matters of substance. 3 I will identify for other counselor parties all changes 1 have made in documents submitted for review. 4. I will attempt to prepare documents which correctly reflect the agreement of the parties. I will not include provisions which have not been agreed upon or omit provisions which are necessary to reflect the agreement of the parties. 5. I will notify opposing counsel, and, if appropriate, the Court or other persons, as soon as practicable, when hearings, depositions, mectings, conferences or closings are canceled. 6. 1 will agree to reasonable requests for extensions of time and for waiver of procedural formalities, provided legitimate objectives of my client will not be adversely affected. 7. I will not serve motions or pleadings in any manner that unfairly limits another party's opportunity to respond. 8. I will attempt to resolve by agreement my objections to matters contained in pleadings and discovery requests and responses. 9. I can disagree without being disagreeable. I recognize that effective representation does not require antagonistic or obnoxious behavior. I will neither cncourage nor knowingly permit my client or anyone under my control to do anything which would be unethical or improper if done by me. 10. I will not, without good cause, attribute bad motives or unethical conduct to opposing counsel nor bring the profession into disrepute by unfounded accusations of impropriety. I will avoid disparaging personal remarks or acrimony towards opposing counsel, parties and witnesses. I will not be influenced by any ill feeling between clients. I will abstain from any allusion to personal peculiarities or idiosyncrasies of opposing counsel. II. I will not take advantage, by causing any default of dismissal to be rendered, when 1 know the identity of an opposing counsel, without fIrst inquiring about that counsel's intention to proceed. 12. 1 will promptly submit orders to the Court. 1 will deliver copies to opposing counsel before or contemporaneously with submission to the COUl1.1 will promptly approve the form of orders which accurately reflect the substance of the rulings of the Court. 13. I will not attempt to gain an unfair advantage by sending the Court or its staff correspondence or copies of correspondence. 14. I will not arbitrarily schedule a deposition, court appearance, or hearing until a good faith eff0l1 has been made to schedule it by agreemen t. 15. I will readily stipulate to undisputed facts in order to avoid needless costs or inconvenience for any party. 16. I will refrain from excessive and abusive discovery.