OUR DECLARATION OF COMMITMENT
To treat you with respect and courtesy.
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 respond to telephone calls, e-mail messages, and faxes promptly.
To keep you 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 in accordance with applicable law.
To secure and handle any client funds entrusted to my care
honestly
and in conformance with the record-keeping and trust accounting
rules
of our Supreme Court.
To work to resolve your legal matters as quickly and as
inexpensively
as the circumstances reasonably permit.
To exhibit the highest degree of ethical conduct in
accordance with
the New Hampshire Rules of Professional Conduct.