Section 16-19-32 - Violations by attorneys as grounds for discipline.
16-19-32. Violations by attorneys as grounds for discipline. Acts or omissions by an attorney, individually or in concert with any other person or persons, which violate the attorney's oath of office or the Rules of Professional Conduct, as adopted by rule by the Supreme Court, or any other disciplinary rules adopted by the Supreme Court, shall constitute misconduct and shall be grounds for discipline, whether or not the act or omission occurred in the course of an attorney-client relationship.
Source: Supreme Court Rule 78-1, Rule II (b); SL 1989, ch 30, § 51.