Can Lawyers Lie? Movies and TV shows like to paint lawyers as chronic liars, but legally, can they lie? It is professional misconduct for a lawyer to engage in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation. If a lawyer engages in professional misconduct, then he or she can be subject to discipline, to include disbarment. That means a lawyer who lies won’t be a lawyer for very long . But one question that I get asked is…Can lawyers lie?
