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196. The rules that prescribe the standards of legal ethics and professional responsibility for lawyers are known as:
  1. Model Rules of Professional Conduct
  2. Model Bar Association Rules of Conduct
  3. Model Attorney and Paralegal Rules of Professional Conduct
  4. ABA Model Rules of Attorney and Judicial Conduct
  5. Model Standards of Attorney Conduct
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197. Which of the following is a duty that an attorney has to his or her client?
I. Confidentiality
II. No commingling
III. Providing effective assistance
IV. Self-dealing
  1. I
  2. I and II
  3. I, II, and III
  4. I, II, III, and IV
  5. II and IV
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198. Larry Lawyer and Dan Doctor are golfing buddies. Paul Patient was hit by a car and taken to the hospital were Dan Doctor treated him. Paul Patient mentioned that he had to find a lawyer to represent him in a lawsuit against the driver of the car that hit him. Dan Doctor called Larry Lawyer and said, "Hey, I have a great client for you. Give me 10% of your fee and I will send him your way." Larry Lawyer agreed. Is the arrangement between Larry Lawyer and Dan Doctor permissible for Larry Lawyer?
  1. Yes. Lawyers are permitted to pay referral fees.
  2. Yes. Lawyers are permitted to pay referral fees as long as the arrangement is not exclusive.
  3. Yes. Lawyers are permitted to pay referral fees as long as they are reasonable.
  4. No. The arrangement is impermissible fees plitting.
  5. No. The arrangement was not disclosed to Paul Patient.
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199. Kate sued Kim for breach of contract. Kandi was Kate's attorney. Kate lost. She was very upset about losing and blamed her attorney. Kate felt that Kandi did not present all of the evidence that could have supported her claim. She decided to appeal the loss of her case, claiming ineffective assistance of counsel. What will happen with Kate's appeal?
  1. Kate will lose because Kim did not breach the contract.
  2. Kate will lose because there is no evidence that Kandi did not do a good job representing Kate.
  3. Kate will win because she was unhappy with Kandi.
  4. Kate will win because Kandi clearly did not do her job very well.
  5. Kate will lose because the claim of ineffective assistance of counsel is not available for civil cases.
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200. An attorney who mixes his or her money with money belonging to a client is committing what type of ethics violation?
  1. Commingling
  2. Fee splitting
  3. Stealing
  4. Self-dealing
  5. Blending
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