Mpre exam 3 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

MPRE exam Review Questions and answers, rated A+ Rules for Applicants - -a. All applicants for admission to a state bar MUST be morally fit to practice law. b. Past conduct places an applicant's moral fitness in question if that past conduct has a rational connection with applicant's fitness to practice law. When applying for admission to a state bar, an applicant MUST NOT KNOWINGLY: - -(1) make a false statement of material fact OR (2) fail to disclose a fact that is necessary to...

BarBri - MPRE Exam Questions And Answers All Verified 2023 Regulation of the Legal Profession: American Bar Association - ANS No disciplinary authority Membership is Voluntary Regulation of the Legal Profession: "Must" Rules - ANS ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct (1983) Mandatory Rules Violations are subject to Discipline Discipline for Violation of "Must" Rules - ANS 1. Reproval 2. Suspension 3. Disbarment Reproval - ANS Censure or reprimand Mild Discipline P...

MPRE Exam Review Questions & Answers, rated A+ What are the two primary forms of discipline of an attorney? - -1. censure: express severe disapproval of (someone or something), typically in a formal statement 2. disbarment: loss of license to practice law What are the three forms of non-disciplinary sanctions? - -1. disqualification: thrown out of representation of a particular client 2. civil liability: usually malpractice 3. criminal liability: fraud What are the ways in which an a...

MPRE (THEMIS) EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2. Depends on the lawyers belief. The conduct must conform to the rules of the jurisdiction that the lawyer reasonably believes his conduct will have a predominant affect. What is the "squeal rule"? - Answer-A lawyer is required to report violations that lawyer has ACTUAL KNOWLEDGE of to disciplinary authorities. (includes bad judicial conduct) Violation goes to lawyer's substantial honesty, trustworthiness and fitness to practice law What ...

BarBri - MPRE CONTAINS REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+ Regulation of the Legal Profession: American Bar Association - ANSWER- No disciplinary authority Membership is Voluntary Regulation of the Legal Profession: "Must" Rules - ANSWER- ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct (1983) Mandatory Rules Violations are subject to Discipline Displine for Violation of "Must" Rules - ANSWER- 1. Reproval 2. Suspension 3. Disbarment Reprova...

MPRE RULES EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Rule 6.5 Nonprofit and Court-Annexed Limited Legal Services Programs - Answer-(a) A lawyer who, under the auspices of a program sponsored by a nonprofit organization or court, provides short-term limited legal services to a client without expectation by either lawyer or client that lawyer will provide continuing representation in the matter: (1) is subject to Rules 1.7 and 1.9(a) only if the lawyer knows representation of the client involves a conflict o...

MPRE Exam Review Questions and answers, rated A+ U.S. Supreme Court says state requirements for admission to bar need to be rationally related to the practice of law. What is rationally related? What is NOT rational? - -Graduation from an ABA accredited law school (Not required though) Refusal to take an oath to uphold US/State constitution. Not Rational: US Citizenship Residency Lawyer self regulation. What MUST you do when you know of a violation? (2) - -Must report what you know ...

MPRE (BAR-BRI) EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS Incompetence - EXCEPTIONS - Answer-Ways to get around (or deal with) the fact that you are incompetent in a specific area of the law (A-L-E) 1. Associate with another lawyer, but you musthave the client's permission in advance 2. Learn the Law 3. Emergency (but this only gets you around the ethical violation - you still may be liable for malpractice) Scope, Objectives, and Means of Representation - Answer-A lawyer may take action implyably aut...

BarBri - MPRE CONTAINS REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+ Regulation of the Legal Profession: American Bar Association - ANSWER- No disciplinary authority Membership is Voluntary Regulation of the Legal Profession: "Must" Rules - ANSWER- ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct (1983) Mandatory Rules Violations are subject to Discipline Displine for Violation of "Must" Rules - ANSWER- 1. Reproval 2. Suspension 3. Disbarment Reproval ...

MPRE Exam Review Questions and answers, VERIFIED/ R. 8.4 Misconduct (maintaining the integrity of the profession) c)prohibits dishonesty, fraud, deceit, misrepresentation. (fraud = fraud under state's substantive or procedural law) - a lawyer can be disciplined for any crime if the crime reflects adversely on the lawyer's honesty, trustworthiness, or fitness as a lawyer in other respects. - prohibits an attorney from doing things indirectly that they are prohibited from doing directl...