PLA 4703 FINAL TEST QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2024/2025
What state government body in Florida has the power to set forth the standards and discipline conduct of attorneys - ANSWERSJudiciary branch
A bar association in which membership is a statutory requirement for the practice of law is ________...
What state government body in Florida has the power to set forth the standards and discipline conduct
of attorneys - ANSWERSJudiciary branch
A bar association in which membership is a statutory requirement for the practice of law is ________ -
ANSWERSAn integrated bar
____________ is a form of self-regulation whereby an organization such as NALA or NFPA grants
recognition to an individual who has met qualifications specified by the organization. -
ANSWERSCertification
___________ refers to one who offers legal services directly to the public without attorney supervision. -
ANSWERSIndependent Paralegal
________ refers to a hearing conducted only with a judge and no spectators. - ANSWERSIn camera
A serious crime which is usually punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year is defined as
_____________. - ANSWERSFelony
A ___________ is a period during which a person who has failed to perform according to acceptable
standards must either conform to those standards or suffer loss of license. - ANSWERSProbation
The revocation of an attorney's right to practice law is referred to as ________. - ANSWERSDisbarment
A disciplinary action that declares the lawyer's conduct improper but does not limit the lawyer's right to
practice law is _________________. - ANSWERSReprimand
_________ is a penalty that results from failure to comply with a law, order or rule - ANSWERSSanction
, A court's written order issued to test whether a person or corporation exercising power is legally entitled
to do so is ___________. - ANSWERSWrit of quo warranto
__________ means on one's own behalf - ANSWERSPro se
A lawyer insulting a judge on the bench in open court would be an example of ___________. -
ANSWERSDirect contempt
A party who disobeys a court order outside of the courtroom would be an example of ______________.
- ANSWERSConstructive Contempt
____________ is a court or other adjudicatory body - ANSWERSTribunal
A decision by the court as a whole is defined as _____________. - ANSWERSPer curiam
____________ is defined as a failure to obey a court order issued for another party's benefit -
ANSWERSCivil contempt
False testimony in a judicial or administrative proceeding is known as __________. - ANSWERSPerjury
______________ is information protected by the evidentiary attorney-client privilege -
ANSWERSconfidence
A lawyer who is disciplined by the state supreme court is not subject to a malpractice cause of action by
a client. - ANSWERSFALSE
The length of time for confidentiality between attorney and client does not extend beyond the death of
the client as set forth in the case of Swidler, 118 S. Ct. 2081 (1998.. - ANSWERSFALSE
An attorney may disclose client confidences in carrying out representation of the client unless the client
limits that authority. - ANSWERSTRUE
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