Attorney Mitchell is approached by Jane Moore and Bob Danes, brother and sister, to handle the estate of their deceased mother. All goes well until it becomes clear that the mother's will favors the daughter, Jane Moore. At this point, the son, Bob Danes,
decides to challenge the validity of the will. What type of
ethical situation does attorney Mitchell face?
a. A breach of client confidentiality
b. A breach of the duty of competence
c. A breach of the conflict of interest rule
d. All of these choices are correct
C
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
While at the district attorney's office, Paralegal Fritz worked on the prosecution of thousands of cases. Fritz feels trapped in that job. Even though he would like to move into the defense side for a law firm where he could find higher salaries, he's staying put because he knows that he would raise conflict issues at all of the local firms. As Fritz's friend, you
A) advise him to take his case list with him to interviews so he can discuss what he knows about various cases and determine potential conflicts during his interviews. B) advise him to stay put at the D.A.'s office because the conflict problem cannot be solved and the benefits are better where he is anyway. C) advise him to talk to some larger firms and discuss building ethical walls for cases that potentially create conflicts. D) advise him to take a job wherever he pleases because conflict of interest rules do not apply to paralegals.