AK Bar Alaska Professional Responsibility and Ethics 1

Question 1

Alaska's professional conduct rules for attorneys are based primarily on which model?

Accepted Answer

ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct

Answer

Alaska's Rules of Professional Conduct are based on the ABA Model Rules, with Alaska-specific modifications.

Question 2

Under Alaska RPC 1.6, an attorney may reveal confidential client information without consent in what circumstance?

Accepted Answer

To prevent reasonably certain death or substantial bodily harm

Answer

Alaska RPC 1.6(b)(1) permits disclosure to prevent reasonably certain death or substantial bodily harm even without client consent.

Question 3

A lawyer who represents two co-defendants in a criminal case faces what primary ethical concern?

Accepted Answer

Conflict of interest due to potentially adverse interests

Answer

Representing co-defendants creates a conflict of interest risk because their interests may diverge, requiring informed written consent or withdrawal.

Question 4

Under Alaska RPC 3.3, an attorney's duty of candor to the tribunal prohibits?

Accepted Answer

Making false statements of fact or law to the court

Answer

RPC 3.3 prohibits attorneys from making knowingly false statements of material fact or law to any tribunal.

Question 5

What Alaska rule governs communication with represented opposing parties?

Accepted Answer

Alaska RPC 4.2

Answer

Alaska RPC 4.2 prohibits an attorney from communicating directly with a represented party without consent of that party's counsel.

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