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Kim Brent, a paralegal, is employed at Smith & Vine; she is directly supervised by Joanne Vine, an attorney. Ms. Vine primarily handles divorce and child custody cases but occasionally handles a criminal case. Last week, Ms. Brent told a potential client that Ms. Vine could not handle his DUI case and referred the potential client to another law firm (although Ms. Vine did not authorize her to refer the client to another law firm). Has Ms. Brent acted unethically?  Has Ms. Vine acted unethically?  Explain your answers.

Larry Allen is a paralegal; he works at Trent & Trent, Attorneys at Law.  Vince Trent is Mr. Allen’s supervisor.  One of Mr. Allen’s responsibilities is to make deposits in the firm’s account.  Mr. Allen recently deposited a $10,000 retainer from Carla Client into the firm’s account (rather than the client’s trust account). Has Mr. Allen committed an ethical violation?  Has Mr. Trent committed an ethical violation?  Explain your answers.

While paralegals are not licensed, they may be certified.  What requirements must be met for a paralegal to become certified?

Kim Brent, a paralegal, is employed at Smith & Vine; she is directly supervised by Joanne Vine, an attorney. Ms. Vine primarily handles divorce and child custody cases but occasionally handles a criminal case. Last week, Ms. Brent told a potential client that Ms. Vine could not handle his DUI case and referred the potential client to another law firm (although Ms. Vine did not authorize her to refer the client to another law firm). Has Ms. Brent acted unethically?  Has Ms. Vine acted unethically?  Explain your answers.

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Jane Miller is a paralegal at Smith & Jones.  She is supervised by Jill Smith, an attorney.  Ms. Miller recently worked at Case & Wilkins, a law firm specializing in medical malpractice cases.  While working at Case & Wilkins, Ms. Miller worked on several cases involving Belleview Hospital (Belleview Hospital was a client of Case & Wilkins). Last week Ms. Smith began representing a client suing Belleview Hospital. Does Ms. Miller have a conflict of interest?  Explain your answer.

Which of the following goods is likely not to be included in CPI calculations?  

What does Du Bois argue is left out of the official history ending U.S. slavery when he was writing this in the 1930s? (711-713)

Explain Mathematical Practice 8 (page 8 of the document) in your own words.Question: I have written my answer to this question on paper.