EC 1-4. The integrity of the profession can be maintained only if conduct of lawyers in violation

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of the Disciplinary Rules is brought to the attention of the proper officials. A lawyer should

reveal voluntarily to those officials all unprivileged knowledge of conduct of lawyers which he

believes clearly to be in violation of the Disciplinary Rules. If in the course of an investigation

by a grievance or ethics committee of a bar association or by the office of disciplinary counsel it

is found that persons involved in the investigation may have violated federal or state criminal

statutes, it is the duty of the investigatory agency to notify the appropriate law enforcement or

prosecutorial authority of such alleged criminal violation. A lawyer should, upon request, serve

on and assist committees and boards having responsibility for the administration of the

Disciplinary Rules.

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