NY · rules
N.Y. R. Prof'l Conduct 4.4
Respect for rights of third persons
(a) In representing a client, a lawyer shall not use means that have no substantial purpose other than to embarrass or harm 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, electronically stored information, or other writing relating to the representation of the lawyer's client and knows or reasonably should know that it was inadvertently sent shall promptly notify the sender.
History
Amended New York State Register January 4, 2017/Volume XXXIX, Issue 01, eff. 1/1/2017
Provenance
- Source
- law.cornell.edu
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-17
- Edition
- 2026-09-17
- Content hash
51e17b446134f4fd06ab2e959b9d487288b141b2aa2db706bbea6b4223deb56a
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