A lawyer has been practicing criminal law for 20 years. His local bar association voted him the best criminal lawyer in the city last year. The local district court recently called the lawyer, who is gay, and asked him to represent, pro bono, a young man who has been accused of beating a gay man with a baseball bat and yelling homophobic slurs at him. The lawyer's close friend was killed in a similar incident, and the lawyer has dedicated himself to strengthening the enforcement of hate crime laws in the state. Is it proper for the lawyer to decline the court appointment? (A) Yes, because a lawyer's responsibility to accept court appointments is only a suggestion. (B) Yes, because he is entitled to decline representation if his strong feelings about the issue would make it difficult for him to carry out the representation. (C) No, because lawyers may not seek to avoid court appointments. (D) No, because every lawyer is required to complete 50 hours of pro bono work per year