DR 1-102. MISCONDUCT
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Ohio Rules of Court › Judges and Attorneys › Ohio Code of Professional Responsibility (Disciplinary Rules) › Ohio DR 1-102
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A lawyer shall not:
(1)
Violate a Disciplinary Rule or, as a judicial candidate as defined in Canon 7 of the
Code of Judicial Conduct, the provisions of the Code of Judicial Conduct applicable to judicial
candidates.
(2)
Circumvent a Disciplinary Rule through actions of another.
(3)
Engage in illegal conduct involving moral turpitude.
(4)
Engage in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation.
(5)
Engage in conduct that is prejudicial to the administration of justice.
(6)
Engage in any other conduct that adversely reflects on the lawyer's fitness to
practice law.
(B)
A lawyer shall not engage, in a professional capacity, in conduct involving
discrimination prohibited by law because of race, color, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation,
national origin, marital status, or disability. This prohibition does not apply to a lawyer's
confidential communication to a client or preclude legitimate advocacy where race, color,
religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, or disability is relevant to
the proceeding where the advocacy is made.
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