RESPECT FOR RIGHTS OF THIRD PERSONS;

INADVERTENT DISCLOSURES (a) In representing a client, a lawyer shall not use means that have no substantial purpose other than to embarrass, delay, or burden a third person, or use methods of obtaining evidence that violate the legal rights of such a person. (b) A lawyer who receives a writing and has reasonable cause to believe the writing may have been inadvertently disclosed and contain confidential information or be subject to a claim of privilege or of protection as trial preparation material: (1) shall not read the writing or, if he or she has begun to do so, shall stop reading the writing; (2) shall notify the sender of the receipt of the writing; and (3) shall promptly return, destroy or sequester the specified information and any copies. The recipient may not use or disclose the information in the writing until the claim is resolved, formally or informally. The sending or receiving lawyer may promptly present the writing to a tribunal under seal for a determination of the claim. 32 LAW FIRMS AND ASSOCIATIONS