8 - Maintaining the Integrity of the Profession

Question 1

Maintaining Integrity of Prof — 8.1 — Bar Admission and Disciplinary Matters

Answer 1

a) No false statements
b) Must disclose facts and reply to requests for info unless conflict with MR 1.6

CA RULES

a) No false statements
b) Cannot further an application for a person you know to be unqualified
c) OK to serve as counsel for applicant.

Question 2

Maintaining Integrity of Prof — 8.3 — Reporting Professional Misconduct

Answer 2

a) Must report lawyers who you know violated MR
b) Crooked judges
c) Not required that you violate MR1.6

CA has no equivalent rule.

Question 3

Maintaining Integrity of Prof — 8.4 — Misconduct

Answer 3

It is misconduct to:

a) Violate MR or help others do so
b) Engage in a criminal act that reflects adversely on your honesty or trustworthiness
c) Dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation
d) Engage in conduct PREJUDICIAL to the admn. of justice; Discrimination based upon race, sex, national origin, religion, etc. is a violation of this provision.
e) Imply or state you can influence the gov’t.
f) Help a judge break the MR

CATCH-ALL – ALWAYS include this.