4.1. Truthfulness in statements to others.
  1. In the course of representing a client a lawyer shall not knowingly:
  2. (a)
    make a false statement of material fact or law to a third person; or
  3. (b)fail to disclose a material fact to a third person when disclosure is necessary to avoid assisting a criminal or fraudulent act by a client, unless disclosure is prohibited by Rule 1.6.