In Disciplinary Counsel v. Owen, the court held that?

A. ?the lawyer who engages in a sexual relationship with a client's spouse during the representation creates an inherent and impermissible conflict between the interests of the lawyer and those of the client.
B. ?it was not an ethics violation to engage in a sexual relationship with a client's spouse during the representation.
C. ?Owen would not be subject to discipline because he fully cooperated with the investigation.
D. ?there was no ethics violation because no ethics rule prohibited engaging in a sexual relationship with a client's spouse during the representation.


Answer: A

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