Members of a council can counsel, and your counsel can counsel, but none can 'council' because 'council' is not a verb. (f) A lawyer may refuse to aid or participate in conduct that the lawyer.Opposing council is asked I sign the order as to form. Do I have to sign this? Mediators are human. Plaintiff Andy King is a Black man and a "devout" Christian who believes "sex between members of the same sex is a detestable sin" and "an abomination. You should advise him it's an ethical violation to be rude to opposing counsel and to straighten up and fly right. If you feel that the opposing counsel is harassing you through the use of legal means, you can file a claim for abuse of process or malicious prosecution. A council is a meeting for discussion or advice, but to counsel is a verb meaning to give advice. They sound exactly the same.