American Bar Association Model Rules of Professional Conduct - Rule 4.4. Respect for Rights of Third Persons

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Rule

(a) In representing a client, a lawyer shall 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.

(b) A lawyer who receives a document relating to the representation of the lawyer's client and knows or reasonably should know that the document was inadvertently sent shall promptly notify the sender.


See American Bar Association Model Rules of Professional Conduct