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EC 1-1. A basic tenet of the professional responsibility of lawyers is that every person in our

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society should have ready access to the independent professional services of a lawyer of integrity

and competence. Maintaining the integrity and improving the competence of the bar to meet the

highest standards is the ethical responsibility of every lawyer.

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