Rule 3.5 Impartiality and Decorum of the Tribunal

A lawyer shall not:

(a) seek to influence a judge, juror, prospective juror or other official by means prohibited by law;

(b) communicate ex parte

(1) with a judge or other person acting in a judicial or quasi-judicial capacity in a pending or impending adversary proceeding, unless authorized to do so by the Code of Judicial Conduct, by other law, or by court order;

(2) with a juror or prospective juror before the court clerk has certified that the juror’s term of service is complete, except by leave of court for good cause shown and under such terms as the court shall determine; or

(c) communicate with a juror or prospective juror after the court clerk has certified that the juror’s term of service is complete if:

(1) the communication is prohibited by law or court order;

(2) the juror has made known to the lawyer a desire not to communicate; or

(3) the communication involves misrepresentation, coercion, duress or harassment; or

(d) engage in undignified or discourteous conduct which is degrading or disrupting to a tribunal.