This article focuses on several familiar topics of legal ethics and how they apply to the inhouse lawyer. The Bar regulates approximately 18500 active attorneys and provides education and development programs for the legal profession and the public.The purpose of attorney discipline is to protect the public and the administration of justice from attorneys who have not discharged their professional duties. This rule states that lawyers must report instances of credible evidence suggesting that another lawyer has engaged in certain misconduct. California Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 1.6: Protecting Confidential Client Information. The State Bar of California. Open the options under "State Statutes. " • Select a specific statute.