Attorney maintains a client trust account for the purpose of holding client funds and a separate firm account for his law practice operational funds. Attorney runs a high-volume, minimally profitable solo law firm, so his client trust account is often several times larger than his operational account. It is also a highly-sophisticated account with a single master account and separate sub-account for each client, and sub-sub-account for each client matter. The bank charges a monthly maintenance fee of $50 per month. Each month, Attorney transfers $50 from his operating account to cover the maintenance fees. After a while, Attorney begins to find this inconvenient, and he transfers $10,000 from his operating account to the trust account to cover the fees for the next several years. Is Attorney subject to discipline under the Model Rules?
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Attorney represents Stan, the defendant in a covenant not to…
Attorney represents Stan, the defendant in a covenant not to compete matter brought by his former employer, Fire Week Festival (FWF). During the representation, Stan confides in Attorney that he has given FWF a taste of its own medicine by filing numerous complaints with the Federal Trade Commission falsely claiming that FWF’s publications include obscenity and seditious material. Attorney is troubled by this and, in order to prevent substantial financial injury to the FWF that Stan’s acts would cause, Attorney discloses Stan’s actions to the attorney for FWF. Is Attorney subject to discipline?
Attorney is a general practitioner in private practice. She…
Attorney is a general practitioner in private practice. She is also fundamentally opposed to the legalization of gambling. She believes that gambling is immoral, attracts crime, and is corrosive to communities. When she is approached by a pro-gambling legalization lobbying group, On a Roll, about representing them, she tries to keep an open mind and conducts a full intake interview with the On a Roll representative. She obtains significant relevant information regarding On a Roll, its litigation opponents, and its legislative lobbying strategy. Ultimately, Attorney decides that she must decline the representation because her beliefs would materially limit her representation. Because this representation is so potentially profitable, Attorney is considering referring the representation of On a Roll to her law firm partner. Which of the following is true under the Model Rules?
Questions about your Salesforce experience in a Retirement I…
Questions about your Salesforce experience in a Retirement Industry
Why do regional commissions (such as the Appalachian Regiona…
Why do regional commissions (such as the Appalachian Regional Commission) exist in U.S. economic development policy? What types of problems are they trying to solve that individual states or local governments may struggle with on their own?
What is the key difference between tax increment financing a…
What is the key difference between tax increment financing and a tax abatement as an economic development tool?
The philosophy of laissez-faire is based on the belief that:…
The philosophy of laissez-faire is based on the belief that:
What was the primary goal of the National Advisory Committee…
What was the primary goal of the National Advisory Committee established by President Lyndon Johnson following his visit to Appalachia in the 1960s?
A student states, “I failed the test because Dr. Dan doesn’t…
A student states, “I failed the test because Dr. Dan doesn’t like me,” even though the student admitted that he didn’t study. Which ego defense mechanism is the student using?
Which of the following are challenges that communities face…
Which of the following are challenges that communities face in working with federal agencies in economic development programming? (check all that apply)