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Membership in the Norfolk & Portsmouth Bar Association is open to licensed
attorneys, law students, legal administrators, and the local military legal community.

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Norfolk & Portsmouth Bar Association Code of Professionalism

Professionalism requires reverence of the law, the system and the profession.  Dignity
and respect is due clients, courts, court personnel and counsel.

To my clients, I pledge:

 1. My learning, skill and industry
 2. My fearless and unselfish commitment to achieve my client's lawful objectives as
     quickly and economically as possible
 3. Punctuality, loyalty and my best, unbiased advice

To courts, I pledge:

 1. My integrity, respect and diligence
 2. Courtesy cooperation and fairness
 3. Civility and candor

To court personnel, I pledge:

 1. Cordiality
 2. Awareness of their integral part in the judicial system
 3. Regard for their time restraints and work load

To lawyers, I pledge:

 1. Consultation for scheduling
 2. Good faith in setting hearings and requesting and consenting to postponements
 3. No action to unfairly gain advantage
 4. Prompt communication and response to communication
 5. Accommodation when such is not prejudicial to my client's cause

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