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Atty. Lorna Abad represents a plaintiff in a commercial dispute. During private settlement negotiations, opposing counsel offers her a paid consulting engagement and a significant equity stake in a future venture if she will refrain from submitting a crucial email chain that would substantially bolster her client's position. Abad accepts the offers and agrees not to press the email. The client later discovers the arrangement and reports Abad to the Bar. (a) Identify the central CPRA preamble principle implicated by Atty. Abad’s conduct. (b) Apply that principle to the facts: does accepting the offers and withholding the document violate Integrity as Central Principle? Explain your reasoning. (c) If misconduct is found, what disciplinary measures may be imposed and what factors would affect the severity of the sanction?