# Ohio EC 1-2: EC 1-2. The public should be protected from those who are not qualified to be lawyers by

> Ohio · Court rules · Superseded

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_OH_PROFRESP_EC_R1_2

## Section

- **Citation:** Ohio EC 1-2
- **Heading:** EC 1-2. The public should be protected from those who are not qualified to be lawyers by
- **Jurisdiction:** Ohio
- **Kind:** Court rules
- **Status:** Superseded
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Ohio Rules of Court / Judges and Attorneys / Ohio Code of Professional Responsibility (Ethical Considerations) / Ohio EC 1-2

## Text

reason of a deficiency in education or moral standards or of other relevant factors but who
nevertheless seek to practice law. To assure the maintenance of high moral and educational
standards of the legal profession, lawyers should affirmatively assist courts and other appropriate
bodies in promulgating, enforcing, and improving requirements for admission to the bar. In like
manner, the bar has a positive obligation to aid in the continued improvement of all phases of
pre-admission and post-admission legal education.

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