Our ethical conduct as lawyers is characterized at times by personal courtesy and professional integrity in the fullest sense of those terms . in fulfilling our duty to represent a client vigorously as lawyers , we will be mindful of our obligations to the administration of justice , which is a truth-seeking process designed to resolve human and societal problems in a rational , peaceful , and secrets confidences in particular such information protected under the common law attorney-client privilege , and secrets include all information gained in the course of the representation , whether from the client or from another source , that the client has requested be held inviolate , or the disclosure of which would be embarrassing may only be used by the lawyer for the benefit of the client .
