Folks, A couple of very quick observations on this: 1 - We need to step back and look at the reasons why we have have ethics standards. They are to protect the League, pure and simple. Although I suppose that in the present case one might come up with a few scenarios in which Ria's stance as an advisor to ARDC might somehow lead to substantial conflict, such scenarios are more than a little contrived. When lawyers are having a few beers at the local pub after a hard day of beating each other up in court, they refer to such a contrived list as a "Parade of Horribles." They are generally invoked by litigants who haven't another leg to stand on. 2 - the stance of this matter at the moment is an appeal to the Board. I would not expect new materials or arguments to be presented as part of such an appeal, but that is what appears to be going on. MikeK1TWF1st VP