What is the rule on unprofessional conduct in the professional conduct of an attorney?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Sullins v. State Bar, 125 Cal.Rptr. 471, 15 Cal.3d 609, 542 P.2d 631 (Cal. 1975):
The rule is: 'Charges of unprofessional conduct on the part of an attorney should be sustained by convincing proof and to a reasonable certainty, and reasonable doubts must be resolved in the attorney's favor' (Bluestein v. State Bar [542 P.2d 639]
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