Rule 3.3. Candor Toward the Tribunal

Category: NH Rules of Professional Conduct Section: STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

(a) A lawyer shall not knowingly:

     (1) make a false statement of fact or law to a tribunal or fail to correct a false statement of material fact or law previously made to the tribunal by the lawyer;

     (2) fail to disclose to the tribunal legal authority in the controlling jurisdiction known to the lawyer to be directly adverse to the position of the client and not disclosed by opposing counsel; or

     (3) offer evidence that the lawyer knows to be false.  If a lawyer, the lawyer’s client, or a witness called by the lawyer, has offered material evidence and comes to know of its falsity, the lawyer shall take reasonable remedial measures, including, if necessary, disclosure to the tribunal.  A lawyer may refuse to offer evidence, other than the testimony of a

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