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EC 1-5. A lawyer should maintain high standards of professional conduct and should encourage

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Ohio Rules of Court › Judges and Attorneys › Ohio Code of Professional Responsibility (Ethical Considerations) › Ohio EC 1-5

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fellow lawyers to do likewise. He should be temperate and dignified, and he should refrain from

all illegal and morally reprehensible conduct. Because of his position in society, even minor

violations of law by a lawyer may tend to lessen public confidence in the legal profession.

Obedience to law exemplifies respect for law. To lawyers especially, respect for the law should

be more than a platitude.

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