KY Bar Professional Responsibility 5

Question 1

A Kentucky lawyer is contacted by an unrepresented adverse party who misunderstands the lawyer's role. Under Rule 4.3, the lawyer must:

Accepted Answer

Make reasonable efforts to correct the misunderstanding and refrain from giving legal advice other than the advice to secure counsel

Answer

Rule 4.3 requires correcting misunderstandings about the lawyer's role and limits advice to unrepresented persons to securing counsel.

Question 2

A lawyer moving from one Kentucky firm to another previously worked on a matter now adverse to the new firm's client. The new firm can avoid imputed disqualification under Rule 1.10 if:

Accepted Answer

The moving lawyer is timely screened from the matter, receives no part of the fee from it, and written notice is given to the affected former client

Answer

Rule 1.10 permits screening with no fee apportionment and written notice to cure imputation for lateral hires.

Question 3

In a Kentucky jury trial, a lawyer wants to state her personal opinion about the justness of her client's cause during closing argument. Under Rule 3.4(e), this is:

Accepted Answer

Prohibited—a lawyer may not assert personal opinions about the justness of a cause, credibility of a witness, or guilt or innocence of an accused

Answer

Rule 3.4(e) bars stating personal opinions on justness, credibility, culpability, or guilt during trial.

Question 4

A Kentucky lawyer is appointed by the court to represent an indigent defendant. Under Rule 6.2, the lawyer may seek to avoid the appointment only for:

Accepted Answer

Good cause, such as an unreasonable financial burden, a conflict, or the client or cause being so repugnant as to likely impair the representation

Answer

Rule 6.2 allows declining appointments only for good cause, including conflicts, unreasonable burden, or impairing repugnance.

Question 5

A Kentucky lawyer running for judicial office makes a knowingly false statement about her opponent's record. Under Rule 8.2, the lawyer:

Accepted Answer

Has committed misconduct by making a knowingly false or reckless statement concerning the qualifications or integrity of a judicial candidate

Answer

Rule 8.2 prohibits knowingly false or reckless statements about the qualifications or integrity of judges and judicial candidates.

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KY Bar Professional Responsibility 5