Attorney Barnes drafts a will for Mrs. Potters, an eighty-seven-year-old widow. Because Mrs. Potters has no family to inherit her large estate, Attorney Barnes makes himself the sole beneficiary of Mrs. Potter's will. What ethical rule has Attorney Barnes violated?

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Attorney Barnes has violated the conflict-of-interest rule by making himself the sole beneficiary of Mrs. Potters' will, which puts his interests in direct conflict with the duty to act in the best interests of his client.

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