If a lawyer discovers that a client plans to commit fraud with his help, is the lawyer forbidden to blow the whistle? Allowed to blow the whistle? Obliged to blow the whistle?
As basic as this question seems, the answer is often unclear, and rules vary from state to state. But a move to make the ethical standards clear and consistent is afoot and is causing some consternation in the slow, deliberate process.
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