Paralegal

Category - Ethics

Complete the following sentence from the Model Rules: “A communication is false or misleading if it contains ____________________________________, or _________________________________________________________________.”
  1. A material misrepresentation of fact or law; includes statements not necessary to make the communication true.
  2. An omission of fact necessary to make the communication true; an immaterial representation of fact.
  3. A material misrepresentation of fact or law; omits a fact necessary to make the statement not materially misleading.
  4. None of the above.
Explanation
Answer: C - A material misrepresentation of fact or law; omits a fact necessary to make the statement considered as a whole not materially misleading. Model Rule 7.1 states: “A communication is false or misleading if it contains a material misrepresentation of fact or law, or omits a fact necessary to make the statement considered as a whole not materially misleading.”
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