Your firm is representing Mrs. Haserodt in a legal battle with her sister over their mother's estate.Mrs. Haserodt gives all the paralegals working on her case expensive jewelry for Christmas with a note saying "There is lots more where this came from if

Mother's estate gets settled the right way." The gifts:
a. Create a conflict-of-interest situation
b. Do not create a conflict-of-interest situation because they were given at
Christmas
c. Are illegal in most states
d. None of these choices are correct


A

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