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Rule 8.4(a)
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It is professional misconduct for a lawyer to:
(a) Violate or attempt to violate the Rules of Professional Conduct, knowingly assist or induce another to do so, or do so through the acts of another; |
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Rule 8.4(b)
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It is professional misconduct for a lawyer to:
(b) Commit a criminal act that reflects adversely on the lawyer’s honesty, trustworthiness or fitness as a lawyer in other respects; |
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Rule 8.4(c)
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(c) Engage in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation
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Rule 8.4(d)
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(d) Engage in conduct that is prejudicial to the administration of justice;
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Rule 8.4 Comment [2]
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A lawyer who, in the course of representing a client, knowingly
manifests by words or conduct, bias or prejudice based upon race, sex, religion, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation or socioeconomic status, violates paragraph (d) when such actions are prejudicial to the administration of justice |
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Rule 1.1
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A lawyer shall provide competent representation to a client. Competent representation requires the legal knowledge, skill, thoroughness and preparation reasonably necessary for the representation
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rule 1.2(a)
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(a) Subject to paragraphs (c) and (d), a lawyer shall abide by a client’s decisions concerning the objectives of representation and, as required by Rule 1.4 shall consult with the client as to the means by which they are to be pursued . . . A lawyer shall abide by a client’s decision whether to settle a matter.
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Rule 1.2(b)
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(b) A lawyer’s representation of a client . . . does not constitute an endorsement of the client’s political, economic, social or moral views or activities.
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Rule 1.2(c)
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(c) A lawyer may limit the scope of the representation if the limitation is reasonable under the circumstances and the client gives informed consent.
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Rule 1.2(d)
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(d) A lawyer shall not counsel a client to engage, or assist a client, in conduct that the lawyer knows is criminal or fraudulent, but a lawyer may discuss the legal consequences of any proposed course of conduct with a client and may counsel or assist a client to make a good faith effort to determine the validity, scope, meaning or application of the law.
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