All North Carolina lawyers must follow a code of ethics called the Rules of Professional Conduct. The Rules of Professional Conduct are rules of reason.They should be interpreted with reference to the purposes of legal representation. 1 Employment of Disbarred,. The Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility makes available advisory opinions on the ethical considerations of the practice of law. Legal ethics and professional responsibility resources: state, national and international organizations, law schools, and other ABA resources. North Carolina State Bar Rules of Professional Conduct and other applicable law. 14. Arranging to Sell Practice. The required scope of each lawyer's action depends on the nature of the client's representation, the severity of the impaired lawyer's unethical conduct,. North Carolina Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 5.5.