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Transactions with Persons Other than Clients.
Rule
4.1 Truthfulness in statements to others.
Rule
4.2 Communication with person represented by counsel.
Rule 4.3
Dealing with unrepresented person.
Rule 4.4
Respect for rights of third persons.
TRANSACTIONS WITH PERSONS OTHER THAN CLIENTS.
Rule 4.1. Truthfulness in statements
to others.
In the course of representing a client a lawyer shall
not knowingly:
(a) make a false statement of material fact or law to a third person;
or
(b) fail to disclose a material fact to a third person when disclosure
is necessary to avoid assisting a criminal or fraudulent act by
a client, unless disclosure is prohibited bv Rule 1.6.
Rule
4.2. Communication with person represented by counsel.
In representing a client, a lawyer shall not communicate
about the subject of the representation with a party the lawyer
knows to be represented by another lawyer in the matter, unless
the lawyer has the consent of the other lawyer or is authorized
by law to do so.
Rule 4.3. Dealing with unrepresented
person.
In dealing on behalf of a client with a person who
is not represented by counsel, a lawyer shall not state or imply
that the lawyer is disinterested. When the lawyer knows or reasonably
should know that the unrepresented person misunderstands the lawyer's
role in the matter, the lawyer shall make reasonable efforts to
correct the misunderstanding.
Rule 4.4. Respect for rights
of third persons.
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.
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