To handle your legal matter competently and diligently, in accordance with the highest standards of the profession.

To exercise independent professional judgment on your behalf.

To charge a reasonable fee and to explain in advance how that fee will be computed and billed.

To return telephone calls as promptly as necessary under the circumstances of your case.

To keep you reasonably informed and provide you with copies of important papers.

To respect your decisions on the objectives to be pursued in your case, as permitted by law and the rules of professional conduct, including whether or not to settle your case.

To work with other participants in the legal system to make our legal system more accessible and responsive.

To preserve the client confidences learned during our lawyer-client relationship.

To exhibit the highest degree of ethical conduct in accordance with the Code of Professional Responsibility.

To treat you with respect and courtesy.

To treat the attorney and staff with mutual respect and courtesy.

To be truthful

To pay the attorney in the amount according to the terms agreed.

To expect return telephone calls when important to the case and to understand the attorney in a contingency fee case may charge for excessive telephone calls.

To preserve confidences related by the attorney.

To question the attorney's conduct or decisions and accept decisions reasonably explained.

To resolve all attorney-client disputes by attorney-client conferences when possible.