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In which of the following situations is a lawyer responsible for another lawyer’s violation of the Model Rules?
  1. If a lawyer orders or, with knowledge, ratifies the other lawyer’s conduct.
  2. If a lawyer is a partner or has management authority and knows of the other lawyer’s conduct at a time when its consequences can be avoided or lessened, but fails to take corrective action.
  3. If a lawyer has supervisory authority over the other lawyer and knows of the other lawyer’s conduct at a time when its consequences can be avoided or lessened, but fails to take corrective action.
  4. All of the above.
Explanation
Answer: D - All of the above. Answer D is the correct answer because all of the situations in Answers A, B, and C are all situations in which a lawyer can be responsible for another lawyer’s violation of the Model Rule. Model Rule 5.1(c).
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