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4. I will advise my client thai civility and counuy an: expa:~ aDd an: not a sil!ll ofwcakncss. S. 1 will advjse my client of proper and expected behavior. 6. 1 willln:al adverse parties and witnesses with faimess and due consid=tion. A client hIlS no right m demand lIIall abuse anyone or indulge in any offensive conduCl 7. I will advjse my Clicntlhal we will nOl pursue oonduCl which is intended primarily to hBnlSs or d",;n the 6nancial mIOUl'CCS of !he opp06ing party. 8. I will advise my clientlllal we will not pun;ue IaCtics which In inll:Dded for delay. 9.1 will advise my cliellllbat we will not pursue any course ohction which is wilhoul m:riL 10.1 will advise my c1ienllbat I reserve the righlto determine whether to gJ2IIl accommodations to opposing counsel in all RIIII1crs lIIaI do nOl adver.;ely affect my clienrs lawful objectives. A client has no right to instruct me to refuse a reasonable reqU<s1 made by olber counsel. II. I will advise my client regan:ling the availability of mediation. arbitratillll. and other alternative meIhodll of resolving and seUling dispu les. III. L4 WYER TO LAWYER A lawyer owes lD llppQ!Iing counsel, in the condud. of 1egallransactions and the pUIlluit of litigation, courtesy, candor. cooperation, and scrupulous observance of all agreements and mulUllll unda-standinp. m feelinp belween clients shall not inlluence a lawyer's condud., anitudc, or derneana 10,"", opp<l5ing counsel. A lawyer shall nOl engage in Wlprofessional conduct. 1 I wiD be COU1'll:OUS, civii, and pro~l in oral and written communications. 2. I will nolquarrel over mal1crs offonn or style, but 1 will conc:enlrllte on matters of substance. 3.1 wiD identifY for other counselor parties aD changes J have made in documc:nts submitted for review. 4. I will aIlemptlo prepare documents which correctly reflectlhe agreement of the partios. I will not include provisions which have nOl """'" agreed upoo or omit pmvilrions which ~ necessary 10 rcf\ect Ihe agreernmt of the parties. 5. I will notify opposing counsel, and, if apprnpriall:, the Court or other pemIII6, as soon as JlIlICticabJe, when hearinp. depositions, mce\inp, confcn:nco or closings are cance'led. 6. I will agree 10 reasonable requests for extensions of time and for waiver ofprncalu",1 formalitios, provided legilimate objectives ofmy clienl wi II not be adversely affecll:d. 7. I wiU nOl serve motions or pleading! in any manner that unfairly limits lII101her party's opportunity ID respmld. 8. I win allcrnptlo resolvc by agreement my objections to mallen; cmlained in p15dings and discovery requesl.S and responses. 9 1 can disagree withoul being disagreeable. I recognize thai effective representation docs not reqUR anlagonistic or obnoxious behavior. I will neither encoonsc nor knowingly permit my client or anyone under my COIIbtlllo do anything which would be unffhical or improper if dOlle by me. 10. I will DOl, without good cause, alb1l1ub: bad motives or unethical condua ID opposing counscl nIY bring !he profession into diSlq)ub: by unfounded accusations of il'1ll"Jpriety. r will avoid disparaging personal mRIrl<s or acrimony tolMlJ'ds oppming counsel, panics and wibleliscs. I win nO! be inOuenced by any ill feeling bctw=1 clients. I win absIain from lII1Y aUusion to pemm.aI peculiarities or idiOS}lllCl'llSios ofoppo6ing counsel. II. 1 will not lake adVBlltage, by causing any dd"aull of dismissal to be rendered, when I know the identity of an opposing counsel, wilhout first inquiring about that counsel's inlentillllto proceed. 12.1 will prompdy submit orda-s 10 the Court. I will deliver copies to opposing coun!iCI before or contcrnponlneously willi submission to the Court. r will prompdy approve the form of orders which accullllely reflect lI1e substance of the rulings of the Court. 13. I will nol allcrnpllo gain an unt.tir advanlage by sending the Court or its staffClJlTespmdence or copies of correspondence. 14. I will not arbitnrily schedule a dcpll5ition, court appear.mce, or hearing until a good faill1 effort has been made to schedule il by agreemenL 1 S. I will readily stipulate to undisputed facts in order 10 avoid needles:s Cll5ts or inconvenience for any party. 16.1 will refrain Ii'om excessive and abusive discovery 17 I will comply with all reasonable discovery requests. 1 will not resist discovery requests which arc nOl objectionable. I will not makc objections nor give insll'Uctions ID a wimess for lIIe puTpOSC of delaying or obSlructing the discovery process. I will cncoul1lF witnc:IlSCli to