Alaska Professional Responsibility and Ethics Flashcards
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Under Alaska RPC 5.5, what constitutes unauthorized practice of law?
Answer: Practicing in Alaska without an Alaska license or proper pro hac vice admission
RPC 5.5 prohibits practicing law in Alaska without being licensed in Alaska or admitted pro hac vice by an Alaska court.
What does Alaska RPC 8.3 require of attorneys who know of serious misconduct by another attorney?
Answer: Report it to the Alaska Bar Association unless protected by confidentiality
RPC 8.3 requires attorneys with knowledge of serious professional misconduct to report it to disciplinary authority, subject to confidentiality limitations.
A lawyer who receives documents inadvertently sent by opposing counsel must?
Answer: Retain and use them without disclosure
Under RPC 4.4(b), upon receiving inadvertently sent documents, the attorney must promptly notify the sender; the decision on what to do next rests with the sender.
Under Alaska bar admission rules, applicants must demonstrate what regarding character?
Answer: Good moral character and fitness to practice law
Alaska bar applicants must satisfy a character and fitness review demonstrating good moral character as a prerequisite to admission.
What is the primary sanction for an attorney who misappropriates client funds in Alaska?
Answer: Disbarment
Misappropriation of client funds is treated as one of the most serious violations and typically results in disbarment in Alaska.
Under Alaska RPC 1.16, an attorney must withdraw from representation when?
Answer: Continued representation would result in violation of the Rules of Professional Conduct
RPC 1.16(a) mandates withdrawal when continuing the representation would require the attorney to violate the Rules of Professional Conduct.