Under Rule 3.3(A) (3)of the Model Rules of Professional Conduct, an attorney has an ethical duty to disclose legal authority that is adverse to the position of the client and is not disclosed by the opposing counsel.

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Rule 3.3(A)(3) of the Model Rules of Professional Conduct requires lawyers to disclose to the tribunal legal authority in the controlling jurisdiction known to the lawyer to be directly adverse to the position of the client and not disclosed by opposing counsel.