PROFESSIONAL RULES
Rule 8.4
It is professional misconduct for a lawyer to:
(a)
violate or attempt to violate the Rules of Professional Conduct, knowingly assist or induce another to do so, or do so through the acts of another;
(b)
commit a criminal act that reflects adversely on the lawyer's honesty, trustworthiness, or fitness as a lawyer in other respects;
(c)
engage in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation;
(d)
engage in conduct that is prejudicial to the administration of justice;
(e)
state or imply an ability to influence improperly a government agency or official or to achieve results by means that violate the Rules of Professional Conduct or other law;
(f)
knowingly assist a judge or judicial officer in conduct that is a violation of applicable rules of judicial conduct or other law;
(g)
harass a person on the basis of sex, race, age, creed, religion, color, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, status with regard to public assistance, ethnicity, or marital status in connection with a lawyer's professional activities;
(h)
commit a discriminatory act, prohibited by federal, state, or local statute or ordinance that reflects adversely on the lawyer's fitness as a lawyer. Whether a discriminatory act reflects adversely on a lawyer's fitness as a lawyer shall be determined after consideration of all the circumstances, including:
(1) the seriousness of the act;
(2) whether the lawyer knew that the act was prohibited by statute or ordinance;
(3) whether the act was part of a pattern of prohibited conduct; and
(4) whether the act was committed in connection with the lawyer's professional activities; or
(i)
refuse to honor a final and binding fee arbitration award after agreeing to arbitrate a fee dispute.