Expediting Litigation

(a) A lawyer shall make reasonable efforts to expedite litigation consistent with the interests of the client. (b) The duty stated in paragraph (a) does not preclude a lawyer from granting a reasonable request from opposing counsel for an accommodation, such as an extension of time, or from disagreeing with a client’s wishes on administrative and tactical matters, such as scheduling depositions, the number of depositions to be taken, and the frequency and use of written discovery requests. [Added; effective May 1, 2006.]