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V.R.Pr.C. 4.4
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Rule 4.4 Respect for Rights of Third Persons
Vermont Rules of Professional Conduct
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 information relating to the representation of the lawyer’s client and knows or reasonably should know that the information was inadvertently sent shall promptly notify the sender.
Amendment history: Amended June 17, 2009, eff. Sept. 1, 2009; Sept. 13, 2022, eff. Nov. 14, 2022.