ence to professional standards of behavior, not only by themselves, but by

other attorneys with whom they deal. Attorneys should emphasize adher- ence to these standards by those whom they employ or become associated with, including out-of-state counsel. As attorneys should always first attempt to resolve any differences between them on their own, not every violation of this rule warrants reporting it to the Court or tribunal. Nevertheless, attorneys should consider it part of their professional obliga- tion to report serious or repeated violations of the standards of behavior to the controlling adjudicative authority. Further, judges or other adjudica- tive authorities should consider it part of their obligation to enforce violations of this rule, irrespective of how they became aware of the violation. This rule should not be construed by attorneys as creating another avenue for filing unnecessary or inappropriate motions. Rather, it is expected that adherence to this rule will obviate a wide variety of motions that result in unnecessary demands upon the Court’s time and resources. The mere fact that this rule has been adopted should provide incentive enough to eliminate the misconduct at which it is directed. Rarely should it be necessary for the Court to sanction an attorney for conduct in violation of this rule. History: Amended August 14, 2012, effective January 1, 2013; Amended effective May 13, 2014. Failure to communicate with opposing counsel. — Attorney’s dilatory conduct and failure to communicate with opposing counsel, which caused a lengthy delay between the execution of a settlement agreement in an ease- ment dispute and compliance with that agree- rules; ment, violated this rule and professional con- duct suspension for 90 days was appropriate. Aggravating factors included prior disciplinary offenses, a pattern of misconduct, to acknowledge multiple offenses, wrongful conduct, and substantial experience in the practice of law. Bd. of Pro. Resp. v. Hoard, 2025 WY 33, 565 P.3d 953, 2025 Wyo. LEXIS 34 (Wyo. 2025). refusal