Professional Responsibility Flashcards
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Under Rule 3.3, a lawyer's duty of candor to the tribunal prohibits:
Answer: Making false statements of fact or law to the court, or offering evidence the lawyer knows is false
Rule 3.3 prohibits lawyers from making false statements of material fact or law to the court and from offering evidence known to be false, even if the client directs otherwise.
Ex parte communications with a judge by a lawyer are:
Answer: Prohibited except as authorized by law or court order
Rule 3.5 prohibits ex parte communications with judges except as authorized by law or court order, to protect the integrity and impartiality of the judicial process.
Under Rule 4.2, a lawyer may NOT communicate about the subject of representation with:
Answer: A person the lawyer knows is represented by counsel in the matter, without that counsel's consent
Rule 4.2 prohibits direct communication with a represented person about the subject of the representation without the consent of that person's counsel.
A lawyer who receives inadvertently disclosed privileged documents from opposing counsel must:
Answer: Promptly notify the sender and follow the sender's instructions, or seek court guidance
Rule 4.4(b) requires a lawyer who receives inadvertently sent privileged materials to promptly notify the sender; subsequent steps depend on the jurisdiction's rules and potential court guidance.
Under the Arizona Rules, a lawyer who learns that another lawyer has committed a violation that raises a substantial question of honesty, trustworthiness, or fitness:
Answer: Must inform the appropriate professional authority
Rule 8.3 mandates that a lawyer who knows of another lawyer's violation raising a substantial fitness question must report it to the appropriate disciplinary authority.
Lawyer advertising in Arizona must:
Answer: Be truthful and not misleading, and comply with rules on solicitation and required disclosures
Arizona Rules of Professional Conduct regulate lawyer advertising to ensure it is truthful, not misleading, and complies with anti-solicitation rules and required disclosures.