MPRE Multiple Choice Exam 2025
Questions and Answers
1. A toy manufacturer was sue d by the parent of a child injured by one of its
products. As the manufacturers attorney was preparing to respond to a discovery
request from the plaintiff, the attorney found a document that was very damaging
to his clients case. Prior to complying with the discovery request and turning over
the document, the attorney called his opposing counsel and offered to settle the
case. The attorney stated that although he believed his client was very likely to
wind a summary judgment motion, they would settle the case for a modest amount
to save the costs of litigation. In fact, the attorney believed his client had no chance
of winning a summary judgment motion and was also likely to lose at trial based on
the document he had found. The opposing counsel declined the attorney;s offer.
The attorney turned over the document and the case proceeded to trial, where
judgment was awarded to the plaintif - --Answer --C. Yes because the
attorney's statement did not constitute statements of fact. (Explanation. Pg 58 B 1)
and 2)
An attorney was convinced that his client was suffering from dementia. The
attorney spoke to his client's family physician and the client's only daughter to
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,determine whether a guardian should be appointed to monitor the client's finances.
These were the only discussions the attorney had ever had with either the physician
or the daughter, In these discussions, the attorney revealed confidential
information about a bank account maintained by the client before learning that the
daughter and her mother were estranged because the daughter had stolen from the
mother in the past.
Was the attorney's revelation of the confidential information proper? - --
Answer --D) No because the attorney did not first determine whether ether
the doctor or his client's daughter might act adversely to his client's interest. (pg
32) b.
An attorney was passionate about civil rights, but the jurisdiction in which he
practiced was less than progressive than he. The attorney accepted the case of a
client whose claim was not supported by law within the jurisdiction. If the client
had been able to bring the claim in another state, however, his claim would have
likely have been successful. The attorney accepted the claim despite his knowledge
that the client would lose because he was confident that the media attention would
provide momentum for a change4 of the law. He notified the client of the
likelihood of losing, but the client wished to pursue the claim regardless.
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, Is the attorney subject to discipline for bringing this suit? - --Answer --D)
Yes, because there is no basis of law in the jurisdiction to support the claim.
In representing a client in litigation involving a boundary dispute, an attorney, after
consultation with and approval by the client, employed a surveyor. The attorney,
who had used and compensated the surveyor in previous, similar situations for
other clients, described the purpose of the survey and the party she represented to
the surveyor. The retainer agreement between the attorney and the client specified
that the client was responsible for the payment of all litigation expenses. The
surveyor performed a survey of the disputed boundary and submitted an invoice to
the attorney for the agreed-upon amount. Prior to payment of this invoice, the
client, in direct conversation with his neighbor, reached an agreement over the
boundary between their properties. The client paid the attorney her fee as agreed
upon in the retainer agreement but refused to pay the attorney for the costs of the
survey.
Is the attorney like - --Answer --Ye because of the nature of the services
rendered by the surveyor.
A plaintiff filed a personal injury complaint, and the case was assigned to a judge.
After the defendant was served, a partner from a large law firm filed an appearance
on behalf of the defendant. The judge's niece was a salaried associate in the estate
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Questions and Answers
1. A toy manufacturer was sue d by the parent of a child injured by one of its
products. As the manufacturers attorney was preparing to respond to a discovery
request from the plaintiff, the attorney found a document that was very damaging
to his clients case. Prior to complying with the discovery request and turning over
the document, the attorney called his opposing counsel and offered to settle the
case. The attorney stated that although he believed his client was very likely to
wind a summary judgment motion, they would settle the case for a modest amount
to save the costs of litigation. In fact, the attorney believed his client had no chance
of winning a summary judgment motion and was also likely to lose at trial based on
the document he had found. The opposing counsel declined the attorney;s offer.
The attorney turned over the document and the case proceeded to trial, where
judgment was awarded to the plaintif - --Answer --C. Yes because the
attorney's statement did not constitute statements of fact. (Explanation. Pg 58 B 1)
and 2)
An attorney was convinced that his client was suffering from dementia. The
attorney spoke to his client's family physician and the client's only daughter to
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,determine whether a guardian should be appointed to monitor the client's finances.
These were the only discussions the attorney had ever had with either the physician
or the daughter, In these discussions, the attorney revealed confidential
information about a bank account maintained by the client before learning that the
daughter and her mother were estranged because the daughter had stolen from the
mother in the past.
Was the attorney's revelation of the confidential information proper? - --
Answer --D) No because the attorney did not first determine whether ether
the doctor or his client's daughter might act adversely to his client's interest. (pg
32) b.
An attorney was passionate about civil rights, but the jurisdiction in which he
practiced was less than progressive than he. The attorney accepted the case of a
client whose claim was not supported by law within the jurisdiction. If the client
had been able to bring the claim in another state, however, his claim would have
likely have been successful. The attorney accepted the claim despite his knowledge
that the client would lose because he was confident that the media attention would
provide momentum for a change4 of the law. He notified the client of the
likelihood of losing, but the client wished to pursue the claim regardless.
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, Is the attorney subject to discipline for bringing this suit? - --Answer --D)
Yes, because there is no basis of law in the jurisdiction to support the claim.
In representing a client in litigation involving a boundary dispute, an attorney, after
consultation with and approval by the client, employed a surveyor. The attorney,
who had used and compensated the surveyor in previous, similar situations for
other clients, described the purpose of the survey and the party she represented to
the surveyor. The retainer agreement between the attorney and the client specified
that the client was responsible for the payment of all litigation expenses. The
surveyor performed a survey of the disputed boundary and submitted an invoice to
the attorney for the agreed-upon amount. Prior to payment of this invoice, the
client, in direct conversation with his neighbor, reached an agreement over the
boundary between their properties. The client paid the attorney her fee as agreed
upon in the retainer agreement but refused to pay the attorney for the costs of the
survey.
Is the attorney like - --Answer --Ye because of the nature of the services
rendered by the surveyor.
A plaintiff filed a personal injury complaint, and the case was assigned to a judge.
After the defendant was served, a partner from a large law firm filed an appearance
on behalf of the defendant. The judge's niece was a salaried associate in the estate
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