Cynthia Warner works as a paralegal for a sole practitioner, Samuel Weingarten. Weingarten’s practice consists mainly of estate planning and pro bate. Today, Weingarten has received a check for

$100,000 from the sale of real property that was in an estate that he is probating. Weingarten instructs Cynthia to deposit the check in the firm’s bank account—not the client trust account—because he has some bills to pay. Is this ethical? Explain your answer.