Where many routine matters are involved, a system of limited or occasional

reporting may be arranged with the client. Practical exigency may also require a lawyer to act for a client without prior consultation. Withholding Information. In some circumstances, a lawyer may be justified in delaying transmission of information when the client would be likely to react imprudently to an immediate communication. Thus, a lawyer might withhold a psychiatric diagnosis of a client when the examining psychiatrist indicates that disclosure would harm the client. A lawyer may not withhold information to serve the lawyer’s own interest or convenience. Rules or court orders governing litigation may provide that information supplied to a lawyer may not be disclosed to the client. Rule 3.4(c) directs compliance with such rules or orders. Code Comparison This Rule has no direct counterpart in the Disciplinary Rules of the Code. DR 6-101(A)(3) provides that a lawyer shall not “neglect a legal matter entrusted to him.” DR 9-102(B)(1) provides that a lawyer “shall promptly notify a client of the receipt of his funds, securities, or other properties.” EC 7-8 states that “a lawyer should exert his best efforts to insure that decisions of his client are made only after the client has been informed of relevant considerations.” EC 9-2 states that “a lawyer should fully and promptly inform 18 his client of material developments in the matters being handled for the client.”