PR finals finals finals Flashcards
Duty to report misconduct subject to what?
Duty of client confidentiality
Is reporting misconduct required when it would violate client confidence?
No. Consider reporting up instead of reporting out.
When lawyer is suspicious that transaction might be crime, duty of what applies?
Duty of Dilligence requires that he investigate to learn more, otherwise he is not positioned to properly counsel client.
Subordinate employees may rely on supervisors ____ ___ of an arguable Q of professional duty.
Reasonable resolution.
Does not apply when duty is clear or conduct is not reasonable.
Lawyer reports misconduct when?
Judges?
- Actual knowledge that raises Substantial Q
- “Substantial likelihood”
Is residency required for bar admission?
Not anymore
Practicing in FED courts?
Must apply and be admitted to each one sep.
General admission process?
Bar > Highest state court
FED courts sep.
Ex-parte comms with judge?
Not permitted.
Discipline =
Malpractice =
MR
Civil liability
Define Article 6 CL II
This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land;
This Constitution, and laws of US made in pursuance, and treaties in pursuance, shall be the supreme law of the land. And judges in every state are so bound.
Article 6 CL II