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Lawyer operated his own law practice in a jurisdiction which follows the ABA Model Rules.  He was a sole practitioner.  Lawyer’s law practice was named “The Trial Specialists” and its website, business cards and letterhead all list “www.TrialSpecialists.com.”  The website prominently featured photographs of several lawyers in various courtroom settings. The website declared: “We are trial specialists and members of the County Bar Trial Lawyers Association.”  Lawyer’s practice included about 70% litigated matters, and he had completed about 10 jury trials in his career.  Lawyer was not a certified specialist. Lawyer shares office space with several other lawyers with whom Lawyer sometimes refers matters in exchange for referral fees.  After reviewing Lawyer’s website, Client retained Lawyer for a business litigation matter.  Client signed an hourly fee agreement with Lawyer that complied with all rules of professional conduct.  Shortly thereafter, Lawyer told Client that he was assigning Client’s matter to Attorney, “another lawyer in my office that is a specialist in business litigation.”   Client verbally agreed. Attorney was a sole practitioner that shared office space with Lawyer. Attorney was not a certified specialist. Attorney requested a $10,000 advance fee, which was in fact a reasonable advance fee and that Attorney would draw fees as earned.  Client paid the $10,000 advance fee by credit card.  Attorney’s credit card processor deposited the $10,000 payment into Attorney’s general operating account.  Attorney paid Lawyer 10% of the advance fee as a referral fee pursuant to a written, non-exclusive referral agreement between Client and Attorney. 10% was a reasonable referral fee amount. Client had a document relevant and material to Client’s lawsuit but was embarrassing to Client and harmful to his case.  After Client’s lawsuit was filed, Attorney advised Client that if he no longer possessed the document, then he could not produce what he did not possess.  Before the other side demanded the document in discovery, Client destroyed the document. Client reported Lawyer and Attorney to the State Bar.  Analyze whether or not the Lawyer’s and Attorney’s conduct complied with the ABA Model Rules.

Refer to Figure 4.  Your patient has a small fracture at Landmark #19. What is the name for this landmark?: [a] What action would be difficult to do because of this injury? ie. what would a muscle attached here do?: [b]

Refer to Figure 7.  You learned the names for all the joints of the hand, though not the foot.  Name the joint formed between bones #9 and #14: [a] Be specific! What is the structural classification (two terms!) of this joint? [b]

Choose a single essay prompt from the options below and compose a comprehensive response, adhering to the structure of an introduction, body, and conclusion. Ensure a thorough examination and discussion of all components of the question, utilizing historical evidence (paraphrase deriving information from memory) and analysis to support your claims. This assignment is valued at 70 points.   OPTION 1: Identify and discuss the causes of World War II, including the reasons for eventual U.S. involvement. Explain the significance of the Treaty of Versailles and the Great Depression, and how each contributed to the outbreak of the war. Finally, evaluate whether World War II was a continuation of World War I or argue why the two conflicts were distinct.   OPTION 2: Discuss the origins and causes of the Cold War. In your response, define the Truman Doctrine and explain its significance as the foundation of post-World War II bipartisan foreign policy. Then, analyze how the American-led United Nations intervention in Korea and the implementation of the Marshall Plan were designed to contain the spread of international communism. (Cold War from the 1940s – 1950s)   OPTION 3:  Analyze the cause-and-effect relationship between World War II and the postwar economic boom. Discuss how this period of prosperity contributed to broader societal shifts in the United States during the 1950s and 1960s. Choose any two of the following categories and explain how they were affected by these broader societal shifts: women, historically disenfranchised racial and ethnic groups, access to higher education, suburban growth, social conformity, and youth culture.

Refer to Figure 8.  Your patient injures Muscle #5 on this figure.  What is an action this muscle performs? [a] Identify ONE muscle that could help compensate for this injury during the recovery period. Hint: what other muscles share the actions of this muscle? NAME of Compensatory Muscle: [b]

Refer to Figure 2.  Your patient has a small fracture at Landmark #3. What is the name for this landmark?: [a] What muscle would be difficult to use because of this injury? ie. what attaches at this location?: [b]

Refer to Figure 2.  Your patient has a small fracture at Landmark #14. What is the name for this landmark?: [a] What muscle would be difficult to use because of this injury? ie. what attaches at this location?: [b]

Refer to Figure 1.  There are a mix of bones in this figure, some from the pelvic girdle/legs and some from the pectoral girdle/arms.  Consider Bone A when answering the following questions: Name Bone A: [a] Is this bone ‘left’ or ‘right’?: [b] What bone is MOST SIMILAR to Bone A? ie. if Bone A is from the arm, what leg bone would be most similar? Name of SIMILAR Bone: [c] Is the similar bone also in this figure? If yes, include the Letter for the similar bone. If no, just say not on figure. Figure Letter for Similar Bone: [d] GIVE TWO anatomic details to explain makes these bones similar: [e]

Refer to Figure 2.  Your patient has a small fracture at Landmark #17. What is the name for this landmark?: [a] What muscle would be difficult to use because of this injury? ie. what attaches at this location?: [b]

Refer to Figure 8.  Consider an injury to Muscle #9 on this figure.  What is an action this muscle performs? [a] Identify ONE muscle that could help compensate for this injury during the recovery period. Hint: what other muscles share the actions of this muscle? NAME of Compensatory Muscle: [b]