You should always check your client for a criminal record

Indicate whether the statement is true or false


True

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Summarizing in your notes the important facts and issues in the case, as well as the court's decision, or holding, and the reasoning used by the court is called which of the following??

A. ?Briefing a case B. ?Consolidating a case C. ?Finishing a case D. ?Preparing a case

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Alfred serves as both the secretary and paralegal in a two-lawyer law firm. One day, when performing his secretarial duties in the reception area of the office, the telephone rang. In the presence of waiting clients, Alfred said to the party on the telephone, "Yes, Mr. Charles, I know that your AIDS disease can be debilitating, but you can't keep rescheduling your appointments." Alfred has:

a. Violated the rule of confidentiality. b. Spoken the truth. Time is money in this profession. c. Committed UPL. d. Merely repeated common knowledge.

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The principle that an inventor/patentee is bound by his or her statements made during the process of obtaining a patent in a later action alleging infringement under the doctrine of equivalents and is precluded from later asserting a position inconsistent with one taken earlier is referred to as ______.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Which of the following is not handled by a domestic relations court?

a. Divorce actions b. Child-custody cases c. Paternity suits d. Administration of wills

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