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PLST 206 Quiz: Legal Relationships and the Business of Law

1. Fee-shifting statutes:
2. The changes in the ethics rules about advertising were brought about because:
3. The program of Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Accounts:
4. The rules against fee splitting have been interpreted to mean that:
5. While partnerships between lawyers and nonlawyers for the practice of law are generally prohibited:
6. Because of problems with billing abuses, some corporate clients now:
7. The rules against solicitation by lawyers:
8. Lawyers cannot generally accept gifts from clients:
9. Which of the following best describes the general rules about client funds?
10. The principles of vicarious disqualification are based on:
11. In what kinds of cases are contingency fees prohibited?
12. The rules on screens in conflict situations:
13. Exceptions against solicitation are provided for:
14. The rules prohibiting lawyers from engaging in business transactions with clients:
15. Which of the following is a reason that a fee petition will be reduced by a court?
16. A lawyer can circumvent the ethics rules on referral fees by:
17. Some states have not followed the reasoning of Missouri v. Jenkins as they interpret and apply state fee award statutes based on which argument?
18. Lawyers often refrain from serving on the board of directors of corporations that they represent because:
19. In Bates v. State Bar of Arizona:
20. The most common method of billing clients is:
21. Commingling is:
22. Which of the following should be included in a fee petition to the court?
23. When should a law firm conduct a conflicts check?
24. Which of the following is a concurrent conflict?
25. Unbundling legal services means:

PLST 206 Quiz

1. ABABA Model Rules require that fee agreements:
2. Which of the following best describes the general rules about client funds?
3. Which of the following practices is typically prohibited by ethics rules?
4. Which of the following is NOT one of the basic ethical duties about client property?
5. Commingling is:
6. The most common method of billing clients is:
7. A lawyer can circumvent the ethics rules on referral fees by:
8. Vicarious disqualification means that:
9. Lawyers often refrain from serving on the board of directors of corporations that they represent because:
10. A lawyer cannot generally lend money to a client:
11. Flat fees are typically used in what kind of legal matters?
12. The rules against solicitation by lawyers:
13. If a law firm does not honor the rules on conflicts of interest, which of the following can happen?
14. In what kinds of cases are contingency fees prohibited?
15. Conflicts of interest are based on what principle or principles of ethics?
16. The principles of vicarious disqualification are based on:
17. Because of problems with billing abuses, some corporate clients now:
18. Which of the following groups has been allowed to represent clients in cases of successive representation with screening in place?
19. The rules prohibiting fee splitting are based on which of the following ethical principles:
20. Some states have not followed the reasoning of Missouri v. Jenkins as they interpret and apply state fee award statutes based on which argument?
21. Which of the following is a concurrent conflict?
22. What best describes the ethical situation when a prospective client sends an email with confidential client information to a lawyer?
23. Rules prohibiting solicitation:
24. Ethics rules on conflicts involving family members:
25. Which of the following is NOT another name for a screen?

PLST 206 Quiz

1. In Bates v. State Bar of Arizona:
2. Which of the following is a reason that a fee petition will be reduced by a court?
3. Simultaneous representation is:
4. Lawyers often refrain from serving on the board of directors of corporations that they represent because:
5. The most common method of billing clients is:
6. What proportion of firms offer alternative forms of billing?
7. The practice of billing clients for paralegal time:
8. In the landmark case of Missouri v. Jenkins, the US Supreme Court decided that attorney fee awards under a federal statute:
9. A lawyer cannot generally lend money to a client:
10. Under rules about fee splitting:
11. As a result of Missouri v. Jenkins:
12. The rules against fee splitting have been interpreted to mean that:
13. A retainer is:
14. The typical contingency fee is:
15. Several studies about lawyer advertising have been done. Which of the following is NOT one of the findings?
16. Vicarious disqualification means that:
17. Because of problems with billing abuses, some corporate clients now:
18. The program of Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Accounts:
19. Rules prohibiting solicitation:
20. Which of the following is a concurrent conflict?
21. If a law firm does not honor the rules on conflicts of interest, which of the following can happen?
22. While partnerships between lawyers and nonlawyers for the practice of law are generally prohibited:
23. Which of the following best describes the general rules about client funds?
24. Which of the following is one of the elements typically required in order for a screen to be effective?
25. The rules prohibiting fee splitting are based on which of the following ethical principles: