Contacted another attorney, was told that yes, it was an ethical violation, a serious one, unfortuneately you'd have to be able to prove that it was the reason why your case was denied which is virtually impossible in this instance in which an SSA attorney(ALJ) used multiple points to discredit my case, including two longtime treating physicians, one of whom was a neurologist!
So even though the attorney fabricated evidence(symptoms & illness)you would have to demonstrate conclusively that in doing so he destroyed your overall credibility to the extent that you had been left with none at all!
By the way, I cannot file a new claim, my insured status came to an end last year, I'm totally SOL....