TRUTHFULNESS IN STATEMENTS TO OTHERS

In the course of representing a client we will not knowingly make a false statement of material fact or law to a third person; or

COMMUNICATION WITH PERSON REPRESENTED BY COUNSEL

If we are representing a client in a matter, we will not communicate about the subject of the representation with a person we know to be represented by another lawyer in the matter, unless we have the consent of the other lawyer or are authorized to do so by constitutional law or statute.

DEALING WITH UNREPRESENTED PERSON

In dealing on behalf of a client with a person who is not represented by counsel, we will not:

(a) state or imply that we are disinterested; when we know or reasonably should know that the unrepresented person misunderstands our role in the matter, we will make reasonable efforts to correct the misunderstanding;

(b) give advice other than the advice to secure counsel; and

(c) initiate any contact with a potentially adverse party in a matter concerning personal injury or wrongful death or otherwise related to an accident or disaster involving the person to whom the contact is addressed or a relative of that person, unless the accident or disaster occurred more than 30 days prior to the contact.

RESPECT FOR RIGHTS OF THIRD PERSONS

In representing a client, we will not use means that have no substantial purpose other than to embarrass, delay, or burden a third person, or use methods of obtaining evidence that violate the legal rights of such a person.