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1. Standards. The services rendered by appointed counsel shall be commensurate with those rendered if counsel were privately employed.
2. Professional Conduct. Attorneys appointed pursuant to the CJA shall conform to the highest standards of professional conduct, including but not limited to the provisions of the Rules of Professional Conduct as adopted by the New Hampshire Supreme Court. See LR 83.5.
3. No Receipt of Other Payment. Appointed counsel may not require, request, or accept any payment or promise of payment or any other valuable consideration for representation under the appointment unless such payment is approved by order of the court.
4. Continuing Representation. Once counsel is appointed under the CJA, counsel shall continue the representation until the matter, including appeals or review by certiorari, is closed; until substitute counsel has filed a notice of appearance; until an order has been entered allowing or requiring the person represented to proceed pro se; or until the appointment is terminated by court order.

   In the event that a defendant is convicted following trial, counsel shall advise the defendant of the right of appeal and of the right to counsel on appeal. If requested to do so by the defendant, counsel shall file a timely notice of appeal and shall continue to represent the defendant unless, or until, relieved by this court or by the court of appeals.

   Representation may also be furnished for financially eligible persons in ancillary matters appropriate to the proceedings pursuant to Subsection (c) of the CJA.