> if people are harmed by your actions as an attorney that is my opinion of what should happen
This isn't how disbarment works. Given we're in an adversarial system, I'm glad it doesn't. (Could you imagine a lawyer refusing to advance litigation against a city because it would harm the city's taxpayers?!)
> This client does have a responsibility to protect their sources
An ethical responsibility. Not a legal one. Not the lawyer's job, and certainly not the legal bar's. That's not only presumptuous, it's unprofessional and potentially dangerous.
This isn't how disbarment works. Given we're in an adversarial system, I'm glad it doesn't. (Could you imagine a lawyer refusing to advance litigation against a city because it would harm the city's taxpayers?!)