re: Is bob barton the least professional of them all?

If we’re being ultra-technical, you could make a strong argument the attorney violated that ethics rule as Alleva and Alexander are agents of the university Barton represents. However, I agree with one of the posters that if Barton reports him to the NY Bar, the worst he probably receives is an admonition if any discipline, attorneys do not get disbarred over this stuff, especially with the fact pattern being as murky as it is and it was only one sentence. The rules aren’t a book you throw at and disbar everyone who may commit an arguable violation, depends on the gravity of the offense, context, that attorney’s standing with their bar, stuff like that, think you’re being way off base with arguing for disbarment over one sentence lol.