Professional Responsibility Flashcards
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Under the Arizona Rules of Professional Conduct, a lawyer must keep client information confidential unless an exception applies. Which of the following is a recognized exception?
Answer: Disclosure is reasonably necessary to prevent reasonably certain death or substantial bodily harm
Rule 1.6(b) of the Arizona RPC allows—but does not require—disclosure to prevent reasonably certain death or substantial bodily harm even without the client's consent.
A lawyer's duty of competence under Rule 1.1 requires:
Answer: Legal knowledge, skill, thoroughness, and preparation reasonably necessary for the representation
Rule 1.1 requires the legal knowledge, skill, thoroughness, and preparation reasonably necessary for the representation, which can be achieved through study and association with experienced counsel.
Under Rule 1.7, a concurrent conflict of interest exists when:
Answer: Representation of one client is directly adverse to another client, or a significant risk exists that representation will be materially limited by other interests
Rule 1.7 identifies concurrent conflicts when representation is directly adverse to another client or when there is a significant risk the representation will be materially limited by the lawyer's other responsibilities or interests.
The attorney-client privilege belongs to:
Answer: The client, who may assert or waive it
The attorney-client privilege belongs to the client, who has the sole right to assert or waive it; the attorney may assert it on the client's behalf but cannot waive it without the client's consent.
Under Rule 1.15, a lawyer must:
Answer: Keep client funds separate from the lawyer's own funds in a client trust account
Rule 1.15 requires lawyers to keep client funds in a separate trust account and to maintain complete records of those funds.
A lawyer may ethically withdraw from representation without court permission when:
Answer: The withdrawal can be accomplished without material adverse effect on the client's interests, or other grounds under Rule 1.16(b) exist
Rule 1.16(b) permits withdrawal when it can be accomplished without material adverse effect on the client, or when specified grounds exist such as the client's fraudulent conduct or an irreconcilable conflict.