PROBLEM AREAS IN LEGAL ETHICS MIDTERM EXAM ANSWERS

TEST I. 1. C. Canons of Professional Et i!s ". D. All of t e ! oi!es #i$en %. A. A nat&rali'e( )ili*ino +. B. It ,a- not &se a tra(e na,e .. C. Con(itions /. D. 0&(#e 1. D. Barratr2. C. So!ial 3&sti!e 4. C. Personal 15. B. P&6li! 6ias 11. A. Lo7er 1". A. Mislea(in# 1%. B. 8- Tan Te 9 La7 )ir, 1+. C. Si#nin# t e Rolls of Attorne1.. B. A**ear in !o&rt 1/. B. Ass&,*sit 11. B. Et i!s 12. D. C a,*ert&o&s 14. C. :&ant&, Mer&it "5. A. Confi(en!es "1. D. C oi!es A; B; an( C "". B. Retainin# Lien

"%. D. A**eal !lient<s !ase 7it o&t is =no7le(#e "+. B. )or&, S o**in# ".. B. I,*&te( =no7le(#e "/. B. ,a- not resi#n as a ,e,6er of t e 6ar "1. D. ! oi!es A an( C "2. D. all t e ! oi!es #i$en "4. C. to a**ear for anot er la7-er %5. C. #rossl-

TEST II.

1. Se!rets are a t-*e of infor,ation #enerall- inten(e( to 6e =e*t; an( t &s s o&l( re,ain &nre$eale(. On t e ot er an(; !onfi(en!es are an- sort of infor,ation >se!ret or not? 7 i! is learne( in !onfi(en!e 7it a $ie7 to *rofessional e,*lo-,ent 7 i! s o&l( not also 6e re$eale( for s&! reason. In s ort; 6ot a**ear to 6e (eli!ate t-*es infor,ation; o7e$er; 7 ere t e r&le on *ri$ile#e( !o,,&ni!ation a**lies; onl- infor,ation >se!ret or not? learne( in !onfi(en!e is !o$ere( &n(er s&! r&le. Se!rets not learne( in !onfi(en!e are not !o$ere( &n(er sai( r&le.

". Base( on Se!tion "+; R&le 1%5 of t e R&les of Co&rt; in or(er for t e attorne-@!lient *ri$ile#e to a**l-; t e follo7in# reA&isites ,&st 6e *resentB a. Relations i* of attorne- an( !lientC

6. Co,,&ni!ation ,a(e 6- t e !lient to t e attorne-; or a($i!e #i$en 6- t e latter to t e for,erC !. Co,,&ni!ation or a($i!e ,&st a$e 6een ,a(e !onfi(entiall-C an( (. S&! !o,,&ni!ation ,&st a$e 6een ,a(e in t e !o&rse of *rofessional e,*lo-,ent. A6sent t e eDisten!e of an- of t ese reA&isites; t e *ri$ile#e (oes not a**l-.

%. No; Att-. C en##o- s o&l( not a!!e*t t e !o,,ission for referrin# is !lient to t e 6on(in# !o,*an-. A la7-er ,a- not retain a referral fee or !o,,ission for referrin# !lients to a 6on(in# !o,*an-. A!!or(in# to t e Canons of Professional Et i!s; an*a-,ent offere( to t e la7-er for a referral of !lient<s 6&siness ,&st 6e (is!lose( to t e !lient. T e !lient ,&st !onsent to t e *a-,ent. S&! *a-,ent ,&st t en 6e t&rne( o$er to t e !lient.