Rule 8.3 Reporting Professional Misconduct

(a) A lawyer who knows that another lawyer has committed a violation of the Rules of Professional Conduct that raises a substantial question as to that lawyer’s honesty, trustworthiness or fitness as a lawyer in other respects, shall inform the appropriate professional authority.

(b) A lawyer who knows that a judge has committed a violation of applicable rules of judicial conduct that raises a substantial question as to the judge’s fitness for office shall inform the appropriate authority.

(c) This rule does not require disclosure of information gained by Bar Counsel in responding to an inquiry or by a lawyer while participating in a lawyer assistance program approved by the Vermont Bar Association or as a member of the Professional Responsibility Committee of the Vermont Bar Association or of information otherwise protected by Rule 1.6.