Donald, the owner of Desert Casino, hired Attorney Tim to re…
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Dоnаld, the оwner оf Desert Cаsino, hired Attorney Tim to represent Desert Cаsino's interests during the current session of the state legislature. Donald asked Attorney Tim to testify before a legislative committee that was investigating the effect of gambling upon minors, and Attorney Tim agreed to do so. Attorney Tim obtained information from Donald about the number of minors who had been found illegally gambling in at Desert Casino during the past five years. Attorney Tim prepared written remarks and included Donald's information in an appendix. Attorney Tim testified and answered questions about Desert Casino's experience with youth gambling. After Attorney Tim's appearance, but before the committee had completed its findings or proposed any new legislation, Attorney Tim discovered that Donald had dramatically underreported the number of minors found illegally gambling during the past five years. When Attorney Tim confronted Donald and urged Donald to correct the erroneous information, Donald directed Attorney Tim not to disclose the correct information to the legislative committee. Attorney Tim believed that he was constrained to follow Donald's direction and did not correct the information he had provided to the committee.Is Attorney Tim subject to discipline?