3.130(4.4) Respect for rights of third persons
III Practice of Law
Rule Text
(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:
(1) refrain from reading the document,
(2) promptly notify the sender, and
(3) abide by the instructions of the sender regarding its disposition.
Note: Former Rules of Appellate Procedure (RAP) were amended and redesignated as Rules of the Supreme Court (SCR) by Order of the Supreme Court effective January 1, 1978. Prior Rules of the Court of Appeals (RCA) had been redesignated as Rules of Appellate Procedure effective March 12, 1976.
Amendment history: Amended by Order 2009-05, eff. 7-15-09; adopted by Order 89-1, eff. 1-1-90