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1Do lawyers perform a range of functions, including serving as advisors, advocates, negotiators, evaluators, or neutral parties?
2In representing a client, must a lawyer give candid advice and use independent professional judgment?
3In advising a client, may a lawyer refer to moral, economic, social, and political factors that may be relevant to the client’s concerns?
4In advising a client, should a lawyer be willing to incorporate expertise from fields other than the law?
5A lawyer was representing a woman in a divorce. The lawyer believed that the woman was suffering from undiagnosed depression and that this conditio...
6In general, is a lawyer expected to give advice without being asked to do so by a client?
7May a lawyer provide an evaluation of a matter affecting a client for the use of someone other than the client?
8Under what circumstances is a client’s informed consent required for a lawyer to provide an evaluation of a matter affecting the client for the use...
9In general, if a lawyer investigates a person on behalf of a client, does the lawyer establish a client-lawyer relationship with the person who is ...
10A lawyer represented a client in its general business affairs. The client asked the lawyer to investigate a potential business partner and provide ...
11If a lawyer gives a third person an evaluation of a matter related to a client’s representation, is it possible that the lawyer will owe a legal du...
12If a lawyer performs an evaluation of a client’s matter for the benefit of a third party, may the client and the lawyer agree in advance on the sco...
13If a lawyer evaluates a client’s matter for the benefit of a third party, is information relating to the evaluation generally protected by the lawy...
14A lawyer represented a business that was engaged in the sale of securities. To effectuate the sale, the government required an opinion letter from ...
15A lawyer represented a business that was for sale. A prospective purchaser of the business asked for an evaluation of the business’s finances. The ...
16If a lawyer is serving as a negotiator for a client, must the lawyer seek a result that is advantageous to the client while acting consistently wit...
17If a lawyer is serving as a negotiator for a client, does the lawyer’s duty of truthfulness apply to all of the lawyer’s statements of fact?
18What is a third-party neutral?
19When a lawyer serves as a third-party neutral, must the lawyer tell unrepresented parties that the lawyer does not represent them?
20In serving as a third-party neutral, might a lawyer be subject to ethical rules in addition to the rules of professional conduct for lawyers?
21If a lawyer represents a party in proceedings conducted by a third-party neutral, does the lawyer have a duty of candor to both the third-party neu...
22Do the MRPC impose special ethical duties on prosecutors regarding charging decisions, evidentiary decisions, and the treatment of criminal defenda...
23Do the MRPC impose special ethical duties on prosecutors regarding possible wrongful convictions?
24A prosecutor successfully prosecuted a defendant for robbing a convenience store. Subsequently, the prosecutor received security footage from a sto...
25If a lawyer represents a client in a nonadjudicative proceeding before a legislative body or administrative agency, must the lawyer disclose that h...
26Does a lawyer have the duties of candor toward the tribunal, fairness to the opposing party and counsel, and respect for the impartiality and decor...
27If a lawyer represents an organization, does the lawyer represent the organization’s personnel in their individual capacities as a result?
28A lawyer was contacted by the general counsel of a business. The general counsel explained that the business needed external counsel to review the ...
29If an organization’s constituent communicates in his organizational capacity with the organization’s lawyer, is that communication normally protect...
30What is a shareholder derivative action?
31May a corporation’s lawyer often defend the corporation against a shareholder derivative action?
32Pursuant to the MRPC rules on representing organizations, under what circumstances must an organization’s lawyer report the actions of an officer o...
33Is a lawyer’s duty to report a matter to a higher authority within the organization triggered merely because the lawyer disagrees with a decision m...
34If the highest authority within an organization fails to address a clear violation of law within the organization as reported by the organization’s...
35Does a lawyer’s duty to report a matter to a higher authority within the organization apply if the lawyer represents a government agency?
36If a lawyer reasonably believes that she has been discharged for reporting a matter to a higher authority within the organization, must the lawyer ...
37If a lawyer for an organizational client is dealing with the organization’s constituents, and the lawyer knows or should know that the organization...
38If a lawyer represents an organizational client, is the lawyer ever permitted to represent any of the organization’s directors, officers, employees...
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