To handle your legal matter competently and diligently, in accordance
with the highest standards of the profession.
To exercise independent professional judgment on your behalf.
To charge a reasonable fee and to explain in advance how that fee
will be computed and billed.
To return telephone calls promptly.
To keep you informed and provide you with copies of important papers.
To 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.
To make our legal system more accessible and responsive.
To preserve the client confidences learned during our lawyer-client
relationship.
To exhibit the highest degree of ethical conduct in accordance with
the South Carolina Rules of Professional Conduct.