Thomas Timmons, a paralegal, brings a witness into his office for an interview. Thomas leaves a deposition summary and several letters from another client's file on his desk. The witness reads the deposition summary and the letters while Thomas takes a telephone call during the interview. Thomas has violated the ethical rule regarding?

A. ?competence.
B. ?conflicts of interest.
C. ?confidentiality.
D. ?None of these are correct.


Answer: C

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