27-13-01. Duties of attorneys

27-13-01. Duties of attorneys Every attorney and counselor at law shall: 1. Maintain respect for courts of justice and judicial officers; 2. Counsel or maintain no claim that appears to the attorney to be unjust, nor any defense except one the attorney believes to be honestly debatable under the law; 3. Perform faithfully the attorney's responsibilities as an officer of the court and protector of individual rights; 4. Support the provision of legal services for indigent persons, public service, and public education about the law; 5. Work to make the legal system more accessible, responsive, and just; 6. Employ for purposes of maintaining the causes confided to the attorney, those means only as are consistent with truth and honor, and never seek to mislead the judge or jury by any artifice or false statement of fact or law; and 7. Never reject, from any consideration personal to the attorney, the cause of the defenseless or oppressed, or delay anyone's cause for profit or malice.