This article focuses on several familiar topics of legal ethics and how they apply to the inhouse lawyer. The California Rules of Professional Conduct are a critical framework for dictating how attorneys and paralegals behave.A lawyer shall, without undue delay, inform the State Bar, or a tribunal with jurisdiction to investigate or act upon such misconduct. This Code of Professionalism is adopted to apply to all lawyers who practice in Santa Clara County. As lawyers, we owe duties of professionalism to our clients. In this month's Ethics Spotlight, I turn the spotlight on the California State Bar disciplinary process. To increase civility in the legal profession, the State Bar is proposing several amendments to the California Rules of. Proposed resolution of the question of professional duty would result in a violation of these rules or the State Bar. California Rule of Professional Conduct, Rule 8.3. The Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility makes available advisory opinions on the ethical considerations of the practice of law.