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1What are pro bono publico legal services?
2Under the Model Rules of Professional Conduct (MRPC), should a lawyer aspire to spend 50 hours per year rendering pro bono legal services?
3Should a lawyer provide the substantial majority of her annual pro bono services by serving, without a fee or expectation of a fee, either individu...
4If a lawyer is awarded statutory attorney’s fees in connection with pro bono litigation, does the lawyer’s work nonetheless qualify as pro bono work?
5While providing a substantial majority of his pro bono services to individuals of limited means or related organizations, should a lawyer provide a...
6If a lawyer is unable to contribute pro bono services for a period of time, may the lawyer satisfy his pro bono responsibilities by making monetary...
7In addition to providing annual pro bono services, should a lawyer contribute financially to organizations that provide legal services to individua...
8Under the MRPC, is a lawyer subject to professional discipline for failing to fulfill her responsibility to provide pro bono services?
9Is a client-lawyer relationship formed if a court appoints a lawyer to represent a client?
10In general, may a lawyer decline or otherwise avoid a court-appointed representation without good cause for being excused?
11An activist painted graffiti on some downtown buildings to protest the city’s decision to put fluoride in the water system. The activist was arrest...
12What is a legal-services organization?
13May a lawyer simultaneously practice law in a law firm and serve as a director, officer, or member of a legal-services organization, even if the or...
14A lawyer served on the board of a legal-services organization that represented indigent clients. In private practice at her law firm, the lawyer re...
15If a lawyer is a director, officer, or member of a legal-services organization, does the lawyer automatically have a client-lawyer relationship wit...
16If a lawyer participates in a nonprofit or court-sponsored program that renders short-term, limited legal services to clients without the expectati...
17If a lawyer participates in a nonprofit or court-sponsored program that renders short-term, limited legal services to clients without the expectati...
18If a lawyer serves as a director, officer, or member of an organization that seeks to reform the law or the administration of the law, does the law...
19May a lawyer serve as a director, officer, or member of an organization that seeks to reform the law or the administration of the law, even if the ...
20What limitations do the MRPC place on a lawyer’s statements regarding the qualifications or integrity of a judge, adjudicatory officer, public lega...
21May a lawyer or law firm accept a government legal engagement or an appointment by a judge if the lawyer or law firm has made or solicited politica...
22For purposes of the rule against accepting engagements or appointments in connection with political contributions, do uncompensated services qualif...
23For purposes of the rule against accepting engagements or appointments in connection with political contributions, must a lawyer or law firm reject...
24May a lawyer state or imply that the lawyer has the ability to influence a government agency or official to achieve results through illegal or unet...
25A lawyer was seeking to be hired by a real-estate developer who was attempting to obtain permits from the city council to build a downtown highrise...
26May a lawyer knowingly assist a judge or other judicial officer in violating the law or the rules of judicial conduct?
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