MPRE Multiple Choice Questions –
Comprehensive Professional
Responsibility |Exam Practice with
Answers| And Explanations (2025
Update)
A law firm has offices in three major U.S. cities. Once a year, lawyers from all three
offices convene for a firm retreat. One of the partners in the firm, Sandler, represents
Nigel, a celebrity chef, in several lawsuits (filed both by and against Nigel). Sandler
prepares a complex counseling exercise for the retreat, based on his relationship
with Nigel, called "Dealing with a Difficult Client" Sandler does not change Nigel's
name or any of the facts in any of the training materials. The materials provide
detailed descriptions of cases in which Nigel was a party, and included stories about
difficult interactions between the chef and his lawyers. The materials are distributed
in loose leaf notebooks clearly marked "confidential
,training materials." Nigel learns about the training program from Tommy, one of the
firm's junior lawyers, whom Nigel is dating casually (unbeknownst to Sandler). Nigel
is furious. Is Sandler -Answer:D. No.
Abdul, a lawyer, is employed by the United States Department of Labor and works in
its Office of Civil Rights. He is also an experienced litigator. His neighbor, Blaine,
has been having a dispute with the Internal Revenue Service, which claims that
Blaine's deduction for home office expenses is not valid and has withheld part of his
claimed tax refund. Abdul wants to represent Blaine in a suit against the United
States in the federal Tax Court to try to obtain the withheld portion of Blaine's refund.
He would not charge Blaine any fee. Also, Abdul has spoken to his supervisor in the
Department of Labor, who has confirmed that the Department would have no
objection to Abdul providing legal assistance to Blaine in his dispute with the
Internal Revenue Service and will confirm this in writing. As a result, Abdul is
confident that there is no conflict of interest, and he does not intend to advise Blaine
that he should ge -Answer:D. No, because a federal employee may not represent an
unrelated client in a claim against the United States.
After she graduated from law school, Dania worked for the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) for three years. During that time, she worked on securing an
indictment in a large securities case involving seven defendants who collaborated
on an insider trading scheme. At the end of three years, she moved on to a position
at one office of a large private law firm whose practice includes defense of securities
fraud cases. A month after she started work at the firm, Dania learned that a partner
in the firm was representing one
of the defendants in the securities case that Dania had worked on while she was at
the SEC. This did not emerge in the preliminary conflicts screening before she was
hired because Danias work focused on three of the other defendants in the suit. The
basic facts were the same, but the targets were different. What should the firm do to
enable it to represent the defendant in the securities fraud -Answer:B. Screen Dania
from any participation in the matter, prevent her from receiving any extra pay
related to the matter, and give written notice of the potential conflict to the SEC
Amar, a lawyer, has earned an undergraduate degree, a social work degree, a law
degree, and an LL.M. degree. He now owes $260,000 in federal student loans, the
last of which he obtained in 2016. He takes a job at his county's legal aid office. He
enjoys the work there and can imagine working there, or in similar public service
employment, indefinitely. But his salary is only $42,000 a year before taxes. He can't
afford to make his monthly student loan payments on a standard ten-year repayment
plan, or even on an extended 30-year repayment plan. He has an offer from a small
law firm that would pay $54,000 a year, but the work would involve a lot of drudgery
and be much less interesting than his legal aid job. What is his best option?
A. Default on his loans and hope that the federal government does not sue him.
B. Declare bankruptcy and hope that his loans will be discharged through that
process.
,C. Elect to make mont -Answer:C. Elect to make monthly payments through the
federal income-based repayment plan, even though this option will cause the
amount he owes to rise rapidly, because he won't be paying all the interest that
accrues each month.
Angus hired Vojtech to file a lawsuit against Linkbook, a major social media outlet.
He claimed that when Byron, the founder of the company, was just starting Linkbook,
Angus made a small personal investment in the company ($1,000) and that in
exchange for his investment, Byron promised that would receive 20 percent of the
earnings of Linkbook. After Vojtech did some investigation, he obtained
indisputable factual evidence that Angus' claim was entirely fraudulent. Angus then
admitted to Vojtech that his claim was baseless but asked Vojtech to press the claim
anyway, because he thought that Linkbook would pay him something just to end the
lawsuit. Vojtech declined to file the lawsuit and withdrew from representing Angus.
Angus then hired a new lawyer, who filed a lawsuit against Byron and Linkbook.
Vojtech has not informed either the lawyer who is now handling the suit or the judge
who will try the case about Angus's -Answer:C. No, because Vojtech is obliged to
protect Angus's confidences.
Armand DuBois was elected as a state court judge seven years ago. This year, he is
up for re-election. His state has adopted the Model Code of Judicial Conduct, which
bars a candidate for judicial office from personally soliciting or accepting campaign
contributions. A rule of the state supreme court provides that violation of the Code
may be punished by that courts judicial conduct committee, which may impose
sanctions ranging from a reprimand to suspension of judicial duties. Judge DuBois
personally accepted a $500 contribution from his close friend and tennis partner,
Stanley Baskin. Is he subject to discipline by the judicial conduct committee?
A. Yes, because the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision does not apply to
judicial campaigns.
B. No, because under the Citizens United case, Judge DuBois has a First Amendment
right to accept campaign contributions.
C. No, because a judge may be punished only by impea -Answer:A. Yes, because
the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision does not apply to judicial campaigns.
Armand, a lawyer, represented Walter, a plastic surgeon, during Walter's contested
divorce from his wife five years ago. Armand no longer has any contact with Walter,
and he does not remember anything about Walter's case. Recently, one of Walter's
patients, Celia,
developed serious complications and nearly died as the result of the extensive
cosmetic surgery that Walter performed on her. She wants to sue him for punitive
damages based on gross negligence. She has asked Armand to represent her. May
he do so without Walter's
consent?
A. Yes, because he no longer represents Walter and the medical malpractice matter
is unrelated to the divorce.
, B. Yes, because he does not remember anything about Walter's case.
C. No, because a lawyer may not sue a former client without the former client's
consent.
D. No, because Armand would normally have obtained information in the divorce
case that could be helpful to Celia. -Answer:D. No, because Armand would normally
have obtained information in the divorce case that could be helpful to Celia.
Assume that the lawyer's primary motive for each of the following is to earn money.
Which one is prohibited by the Model Rules?
A. A lawyer sees a post on Facebook from Pauline, whom he has never met,
complaining that she had just discovered that she was a victim of identity theft. In a
reply on Facebook to her post, the lawyer offers to represent Pauline in a civil suit
for $150 per hour.
B. After a lawyer learns that one of her former clients was the victim of medical
malpractice, the lawyer visits the former client's home to tell him that she will
represent him in a civil suit against the hospital and doctor for a one-third contingent
fee.
C. A lawyer is walking on the beach during a summer evening. He sees a drunk man
throw his girlfriend against the wall, causing her to lose consciousness briefly. The
boyfriend leaves the scene. When the woman comes to, the lawyer gives her his
card and offers to represent her i -Answer:C. A lawyer is walking on the beach
during a summer evening. He sees a drunk man throw his girlfriend against the wall,
causing her to lose consciousness briefly. The boyfriend leaves the scene. When the
woman comes to, the lawyer gives her his card and offers to represent her in a suit
against the man on a contingent fee basis.
Athena practices law in a city of medium size. She specializes in trusts and estates
and in elder law. For many years, Athena lived next door to Meredith, an elderly
widow. Meredith lived with her middle-aged daughter Dora, but spent most of her
time with her boyfriend, Sven. Athena did not do any legal work for Meredith,
though she got to know her well. At Meredith's request, a year ago Athena acted as
one of two subscribing witnesses to Meredith's most recent will. This new will
replaced an earlier will which had left everything to Dora. The new will left $500,000
to Dora, $1,000,000 to Sven, and the rest of Merediths multi-million-dollar estate to
charity. Meredith named her cousin Ernest as her executor. The other witness to the
new will died in February. Meredith died last week. Dora has announced that she
plans to contest the will on the ground that Meredith was incompetent when she
executed the will. Athena pr -Answer:D. No, because she is a necessary witness on a
contested issue.
Attorney Alton recently filed a medical malpractice action on behalf of Juan against
Metropolitan Hospital, where Juan was sexually assaulted by a staff member while
he was being treated for a psychotic episode in the psychiatric ward. Juan was
traumatized by his experience at the hospital. In a telephone call before their first
meeting, Alton learned that Juan suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder and
Comprehensive Professional
Responsibility |Exam Practice with
Answers| And Explanations (2025
Update)
A law firm has offices in three major U.S. cities. Once a year, lawyers from all three
offices convene for a firm retreat. One of the partners in the firm, Sandler, represents
Nigel, a celebrity chef, in several lawsuits (filed both by and against Nigel). Sandler
prepares a complex counseling exercise for the retreat, based on his relationship
with Nigel, called "Dealing with a Difficult Client" Sandler does not change Nigel's
name or any of the facts in any of the training materials. The materials provide
detailed descriptions of cases in which Nigel was a party, and included stories about
difficult interactions between the chef and his lawyers. The materials are distributed
in loose leaf notebooks clearly marked "confidential
,training materials." Nigel learns about the training program from Tommy, one of the
firm's junior lawyers, whom Nigel is dating casually (unbeknownst to Sandler). Nigel
is furious. Is Sandler -Answer:D. No.
Abdul, a lawyer, is employed by the United States Department of Labor and works in
its Office of Civil Rights. He is also an experienced litigator. His neighbor, Blaine,
has been having a dispute with the Internal Revenue Service, which claims that
Blaine's deduction for home office expenses is not valid and has withheld part of his
claimed tax refund. Abdul wants to represent Blaine in a suit against the United
States in the federal Tax Court to try to obtain the withheld portion of Blaine's refund.
He would not charge Blaine any fee. Also, Abdul has spoken to his supervisor in the
Department of Labor, who has confirmed that the Department would have no
objection to Abdul providing legal assistance to Blaine in his dispute with the
Internal Revenue Service and will confirm this in writing. As a result, Abdul is
confident that there is no conflict of interest, and he does not intend to advise Blaine
that he should ge -Answer:D. No, because a federal employee may not represent an
unrelated client in a claim against the United States.
After she graduated from law school, Dania worked for the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) for three years. During that time, she worked on securing an
indictment in a large securities case involving seven defendants who collaborated
on an insider trading scheme. At the end of three years, she moved on to a position
at one office of a large private law firm whose practice includes defense of securities
fraud cases. A month after she started work at the firm, Dania learned that a partner
in the firm was representing one
of the defendants in the securities case that Dania had worked on while she was at
the SEC. This did not emerge in the preliminary conflicts screening before she was
hired because Danias work focused on three of the other defendants in the suit. The
basic facts were the same, but the targets were different. What should the firm do to
enable it to represent the defendant in the securities fraud -Answer:B. Screen Dania
from any participation in the matter, prevent her from receiving any extra pay
related to the matter, and give written notice of the potential conflict to the SEC
Amar, a lawyer, has earned an undergraduate degree, a social work degree, a law
degree, and an LL.M. degree. He now owes $260,000 in federal student loans, the
last of which he obtained in 2016. He takes a job at his county's legal aid office. He
enjoys the work there and can imagine working there, or in similar public service
employment, indefinitely. But his salary is only $42,000 a year before taxes. He can't
afford to make his monthly student loan payments on a standard ten-year repayment
plan, or even on an extended 30-year repayment plan. He has an offer from a small
law firm that would pay $54,000 a year, but the work would involve a lot of drudgery
and be much less interesting than his legal aid job. What is his best option?
A. Default on his loans and hope that the federal government does not sue him.
B. Declare bankruptcy and hope that his loans will be discharged through that
process.
,C. Elect to make mont -Answer:C. Elect to make monthly payments through the
federal income-based repayment plan, even though this option will cause the
amount he owes to rise rapidly, because he won't be paying all the interest that
accrues each month.
Angus hired Vojtech to file a lawsuit against Linkbook, a major social media outlet.
He claimed that when Byron, the founder of the company, was just starting Linkbook,
Angus made a small personal investment in the company ($1,000) and that in
exchange for his investment, Byron promised that would receive 20 percent of the
earnings of Linkbook. After Vojtech did some investigation, he obtained
indisputable factual evidence that Angus' claim was entirely fraudulent. Angus then
admitted to Vojtech that his claim was baseless but asked Vojtech to press the claim
anyway, because he thought that Linkbook would pay him something just to end the
lawsuit. Vojtech declined to file the lawsuit and withdrew from representing Angus.
Angus then hired a new lawyer, who filed a lawsuit against Byron and Linkbook.
Vojtech has not informed either the lawyer who is now handling the suit or the judge
who will try the case about Angus's -Answer:C. No, because Vojtech is obliged to
protect Angus's confidences.
Armand DuBois was elected as a state court judge seven years ago. This year, he is
up for re-election. His state has adopted the Model Code of Judicial Conduct, which
bars a candidate for judicial office from personally soliciting or accepting campaign
contributions. A rule of the state supreme court provides that violation of the Code
may be punished by that courts judicial conduct committee, which may impose
sanctions ranging from a reprimand to suspension of judicial duties. Judge DuBois
personally accepted a $500 contribution from his close friend and tennis partner,
Stanley Baskin. Is he subject to discipline by the judicial conduct committee?
A. Yes, because the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision does not apply to
judicial campaigns.
B. No, because under the Citizens United case, Judge DuBois has a First Amendment
right to accept campaign contributions.
C. No, because a judge may be punished only by impea -Answer:A. Yes, because
the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision does not apply to judicial campaigns.
Armand, a lawyer, represented Walter, a plastic surgeon, during Walter's contested
divorce from his wife five years ago. Armand no longer has any contact with Walter,
and he does not remember anything about Walter's case. Recently, one of Walter's
patients, Celia,
developed serious complications and nearly died as the result of the extensive
cosmetic surgery that Walter performed on her. She wants to sue him for punitive
damages based on gross negligence. She has asked Armand to represent her. May
he do so without Walter's
consent?
A. Yes, because he no longer represents Walter and the medical malpractice matter
is unrelated to the divorce.
, B. Yes, because he does not remember anything about Walter's case.
C. No, because a lawyer may not sue a former client without the former client's
consent.
D. No, because Armand would normally have obtained information in the divorce
case that could be helpful to Celia. -Answer:D. No, because Armand would normally
have obtained information in the divorce case that could be helpful to Celia.
Assume that the lawyer's primary motive for each of the following is to earn money.
Which one is prohibited by the Model Rules?
A. A lawyer sees a post on Facebook from Pauline, whom he has never met,
complaining that she had just discovered that she was a victim of identity theft. In a
reply on Facebook to her post, the lawyer offers to represent Pauline in a civil suit
for $150 per hour.
B. After a lawyer learns that one of her former clients was the victim of medical
malpractice, the lawyer visits the former client's home to tell him that she will
represent him in a civil suit against the hospital and doctor for a one-third contingent
fee.
C. A lawyer is walking on the beach during a summer evening. He sees a drunk man
throw his girlfriend against the wall, causing her to lose consciousness briefly. The
boyfriend leaves the scene. When the woman comes to, the lawyer gives her his
card and offers to represent her i -Answer:C. A lawyer is walking on the beach
during a summer evening. He sees a drunk man throw his girlfriend against the wall,
causing her to lose consciousness briefly. The boyfriend leaves the scene. When the
woman comes to, the lawyer gives her his card and offers to represent her in a suit
against the man on a contingent fee basis.
Athena practices law in a city of medium size. She specializes in trusts and estates
and in elder law. For many years, Athena lived next door to Meredith, an elderly
widow. Meredith lived with her middle-aged daughter Dora, but spent most of her
time with her boyfriend, Sven. Athena did not do any legal work for Meredith,
though she got to know her well. At Meredith's request, a year ago Athena acted as
one of two subscribing witnesses to Meredith's most recent will. This new will
replaced an earlier will which had left everything to Dora. The new will left $500,000
to Dora, $1,000,000 to Sven, and the rest of Merediths multi-million-dollar estate to
charity. Meredith named her cousin Ernest as her executor. The other witness to the
new will died in February. Meredith died last week. Dora has announced that she
plans to contest the will on the ground that Meredith was incompetent when she
executed the will. Athena pr -Answer:D. No, because she is a necessary witness on a
contested issue.
Attorney Alton recently filed a medical malpractice action on behalf of Juan against
Metropolitan Hospital, where Juan was sexually assaulted by a staff member while
he was being treated for a psychotic episode in the psychiatric ward. Juan was
traumatized by his experience at the hospital. In a telephone call before their first
meeting, Alton learned that Juan suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder and
