Rule 15-208. Oath or affirmation.

I, __________________, do solemnly swear or affirm: I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of New Mexico; I will maintain the respect due to courts of justice and judicial officers; I will comply with the Rules of Professional Conduct adopted by the New Mexico Supreme Court; I will not counsel or maintain any suit or proceeding which shall appear to me to be unjust, nor any defense except such as I believe to be honestly debatable under the law of the land; I will employ for the purpose of maintaining the causes confided to me such means only as are consistent with truth and honor, and will never seek to mislead the judge or jury by any artifice or false statement of fact or law; I will maintain the confidence and preserve inviolate the secrets of my clients, and will accept no compensation in connection with their business except from them or with their knowledge and approval; I will maintain civility at all times, abstain from all offensive personality, and advance no fact prejudicial to the honor or reputation of a party or witness unless required by the justice of the cause with which I am charged; I will never reject from any consideration personal to myself the cause of the defenseless or oppressed, or delay any person’s cause for lucre or malice.