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Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1. The MPRE Exam and Test Strategies for the MPRE; A. How Is Your MPRE Score Determined?; B. What Is the Scope of the Exam?; C. What Are the Questions Like?; D. How Should You Attack the Fact Patterns?; E. What Are Important Themes or Statements That You Need to Recognize for the MPRE?; 1. Pay Attention to Statements About the Lawyer's or the Client's State of Mind; 2. Pay Attention to the Lawyer's Motivation When He or She Acts or Fails to Act; 3. Pay Attention to the Lawyer's Core Behavior
4. Don't Fall for a Question That Suggests That the Lawyer's Conduct, Though Questionable, Has Not Prejudiced the Client5. A Client's Insistence on a Course of Conduct Doesn't Relieve the Lawyer of the Responsibility to Follow the Rules; Chapter 2. The Code of Judicial Conduct; A. What Are the Main Ethical Duties of Judges?; B. Can Judges Receive Compensation?; C. Can Judges Hold Outside Positions When Serving as a Judge?; D. Can Judges Participate in Political Activities?; E. How Does a Judge Remain Impartial?; F. When Must a Judge Disqualify Herself?
Chapter 3. Dishonesty and MisconductA. What Is the Duty of Honesty?; B. What Is Attorney Misconduct?; C. What Are a Lawyer's Obligations to Report Misconduct?; D. What if the Misconduct Occurred in State A but the Lawyer Is Licensed in State B?; Chapter 4. Practicing Without a License and Fee Sharing Among Lawyers; A. What Is the Practice of Law?; B. Can a Lawyer Accidentally Assist Others in the Practice of Law?; C. Can Lawyers Pay for Referrals from Other Lawyers? Can Lawyers Share Fees with Each Other?; D. Can a Lawyer Share Fees with a Non-Lawyer?
Chapter 5. Competence, Diligence, and CommunicationA. What Is the Rule of Diligence?; B. What Is the Duty to Communicate?; Chapter 6. Client Trust Accounts; A. What Is a Client Trust Account?; B. Where Are Advanced Legal Fees Kept?; C. What if There Is a Dispute About the Distribution of the Money by a Client?; Chapter 7. Lawyer Advertising and Solicitation; A. Can a Lawyer Directly Solicit a Client?; B. Can Lawyers Advertise That They Are Experts in Their Field?; C. Is an Attorney's Website Considered Lawyer Advertising Under the Ethics Rules?; D. Can a Lawyer Discuss Past Cases?
E. Is a Blog Subject to the Rules Regulating Attorney Advertising?Chapter 8. Attorney's Fees; A. Does a Fee Agreement Always Need to Be in Writing?; B. When Does a Lawyer Need to Talk to the Client About Fees?; C. What Constitutes a "Writing"? Does It Always Have to Be a Formal Document?; D. What if the Lawyer Changes the Fee During the Course of the Representation?; E. Can a Lawyer Charge a Client for the Typical Expenses of Taking a Case to Trial?; F. Are Retainer Fees Covered by Rule 1.5?; G. Does a Client Have to Sign the Agreement for the Agreement Be Valid?
H. What if a Client Disputes the Attorney's Fees?
4. Don't Fall for a Question That Suggests That the Lawyer's Conduct, Though Questionable, Has Not Prejudiced the Client5. A Client's Insistence on a Course of Conduct Doesn't Relieve the Lawyer of the Responsibility to Follow the Rules; Chapter 2. The Code of Judicial Conduct; A. What Are the Main Ethical Duties of Judges?; B. Can Judges Receive Compensation?; C. Can Judges Hold Outside Positions When Serving as a Judge?; D. Can Judges Participate in Political Activities?; E. How Does a Judge Remain Impartial?; F. When Must a Judge Disqualify Herself?
Chapter 3. Dishonesty and MisconductA. What Is the Duty of Honesty?; B. What Is Attorney Misconduct?; C. What Are a Lawyer's Obligations to Report Misconduct?; D. What if the Misconduct Occurred in State A but the Lawyer Is Licensed in State B?; Chapter 4. Practicing Without a License and Fee Sharing Among Lawyers; A. What Is the Practice of Law?; B. Can a Lawyer Accidentally Assist Others in the Practice of Law?; C. Can Lawyers Pay for Referrals from Other Lawyers? Can Lawyers Share Fees with Each Other?; D. Can a Lawyer Share Fees with a Non-Lawyer?
Chapter 5. Competence, Diligence, and CommunicationA. What Is the Rule of Diligence?; B. What Is the Duty to Communicate?; Chapter 6. Client Trust Accounts; A. What Is a Client Trust Account?; B. Where Are Advanced Legal Fees Kept?; C. What if There Is a Dispute About the Distribution of the Money by a Client?; Chapter 7. Lawyer Advertising and Solicitation; A. Can a Lawyer Directly Solicit a Client?; B. Can Lawyers Advertise That They Are Experts in Their Field?; C. Is an Attorney's Website Considered Lawyer Advertising Under the Ethics Rules?; D. Can a Lawyer Discuss Past Cases?
E. Is a Blog Subject to the Rules Regulating Attorney Advertising?Chapter 8. Attorney's Fees; A. Does a Fee Agreement Always Need to Be in Writing?; B. When Does a Lawyer Need to Talk to the Client About Fees?; C. What Constitutes a "Writing"? Does It Always Have to Be a Formal Document?; D. What if the Lawyer Changes the Fee During the Course of the Representation?; E. Can a Lawyer Charge a Client for the Typical Expenses of Taking a Case to Trial?; F. Are Retainer Fees Covered by Rule 1.5?; G. Does a Client Have to Sign the Agreement for the Agreement Be Valid?
H. What if a Client Disputes the Attorney's Fees?