T o exercise independent professional judgment on your behalf. T o charge a reasonable fee and to explain in advance how that fee will be computed and billed. T o return telephone calls promptly. T o keep you informed and provide you with copies of important papers. T o respect your decisions on the objectives to be pursued in your case, as permitted by law and the rules of professional conduct, including whether or not to settle your case.
T o make our legal system more accessible and responsive.
T o preserve the client confidences learned during our lawyer client relationship. T o exhibit the highest degree of ethical conduct in accordancewith the South Carolina Rules of Professional Conduct.