1. Lawyer’s Involvement in Fraud.
Knowingly helping a client commit fraud violates the Rules.
SCR 20:1.2(d). A lawyer shall not counsel a client to engage, or assist a client, in conduct that the lawyer knows is criminal or fraudulent, but a lawyer may discuss the legal consequences of any proposed course of conduct with a client and may counsel or assist a client to make a good faith effort to determine the validity, scope, meaning or application of the law.
SCR 20:8.4(c). It is professional misconduct for a lawyer to engage in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation.