<Li> The client refuses to follow the advice of counsel, or engages in acts relating to the representation without informing the attorney or seeking the attorney's advice . </Li> <Li> The attorney is engaged with co-counsel of the client's choosing, and is unable to work with that co-counsel . </Li> <P> Where the attorney withdraws from representation, he has a continuing duty to maintain the confidentiality of information provided by the client during the relationship, except to the extent that the attorney may need to reveal confidences in a lawsuit to recover unpaid fees owed . However, the attorney must refund any portion of the retainer or other fees paid that exceeds what the attorney has earned during the representation . The attorney must notify the client of the withdrawal prior to ceasing his work on the case, must make a reasonable effort to assist the client in obtaining new counsel, and must cooperate with that new counsel during the transition to the new representation . The attorney must also, on request, deliver the client's file to the client or the client's new counsel . </P>

Under what circumstances should a lawyer terminate his representation of a client