Nevada Professional Responsibility Flashcards
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Which Nevada RPC provision governs a lawyer's duty of candor to the tribunal?
Answer: RPC 3.3
Nevada RPC 3.3 imposes a duty of candor toward the tribunal, prohibiting false statements of fact or law and requiring disclosure of directly adverse controlling authority.
Under Nevada RPC 8.3, an attorney who knows another attorney has committed a serious ethical violation must:
Answer: Report if the information is not protected by confidentiality
Under Nevada RPC 8.3(a), a lawyer must report another lawyer's serious misconduct unless the information is protected by the duty of confidentiality under RPC 1.6.
Nevada's mandatory pro bono rule under RPC 6.1 states that lawyers:
Answer: Should aspire to provide 50 hours of pro bono service per year
Nevada RPC 6.1 states that lawyers should aspire to render at least 50 hours of pro bono publico legal services per year, but this is aspirational, not mandatory.
Under Nevada RPC 1.9, a lawyer's duty to a former client includes which prohibition?
Answer: Using information from the former representation to that client's disadvantage
Under Nevada RPC 1.9(c), a lawyer must not use information relating to a former representation to the disadvantage of the former client, except as otherwise permitted.
In Nevada, what is the most severe sanction the Nevada Supreme Court can impose for attorney misconduct?
Answer: Disbarment
Disbarment is the most severe sanction available in Nevada attorney discipline, stripping the attorney of the license to practice law in Nevada.
Under Nevada RPC 1.16, when must an attorney withdraw from representation?
Answer: When the representation will result in violation of the Rules of Professional Conduct or other law
Under Nevada RPC 1.16(a), mandatory withdrawal is required when continued representation would result in a violation of the Rules of Professional Conduct or other law.
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