BAR EXAM MNEMONICS 2025/2026 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+ 100% PASS
COIL
Subject: Business Associations
Fiduciary duties:
C = Care
O = Obedience
I = Information
L = Loyalty
DOPSS
Subject: Civil Procedure
Basis for state getting personal jurisdiction over D:
D = Domicile
O = Organized under laws of the state
P = Principal place of business
S = Service of process on party or party's agent
S = Support obligations (child support, alimony, paternity)
Venue is not a VERB
Subject: Civil Procedure
Place for proper venue (i.e.: proper county for trial):
V = Habitually engages in a VOCATION
E = Employed
,R = Resides
B = Business regularly conducted
Also, where D sleeps or works
CAN'T RIP apart the class
Subject: Civil Procedure
To file a class action, you need all 4 prerequisites and 1 of the 3 grounds:
4 Prerequisites:
C = Commonality - common issues between parties
A = Adequacy - reps fairly and adequately protect interests of class
N = Numerosity - too many parties requires too many separate trials
T = Typicality - reps are typical of class
1 of 3 grounds:
R = Risk of adverse effects from separation actions
I = Injunctive relief is applicable to the class
P = Predominance of common questions
Lemon PEE
Subject: Constitutional Law
When discussing the Establishment Clause on the MD Bar exam, use the Lemon Test.
P = the law must serve a secular PURPOSE
E = the primary EFFECT of the law may not advance or inhibit religion (an incidental benefit = OK)
E = the law does not cause excessive ENTANGLEMENT with religion
, FIDO
Subject: Constitutional Law
Categories of unprotected speech:
F - fighting words (must be face to face)
I - incitement to imminent violence - clear and present danger of immediate lawless action
D - defamation
O - obscenity - Miller obscenity (see POV)
Obscenity depends on your Point Of View
Subject: Constitutional Law
Definition of Miller obscenity:
P - appeals to the PRURIENT interest
O - OFFENSIVE sexual conduct depicted (as defined by state law)
V - VALUELESS in a literary, artistic, political, or scientific way
BFP's are fundamental to Due Process
Subject: Constitutional Law
Fundamental rights for substantive due process purposes break down further into 3 broad categories:
B = Bodily integrity matters - right to refuse medical treatment; right to receive medical treatment while
incarcerated
F = Family matters - marriage, divorce, blood relatives live together, raise & educate children
P = Procreation matters - avoid sterilization, access to contraceptives, abortion, but not sexual
orientation
Until
Feb/Fall,
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+ 100% PASS
COIL
Subject: Business Associations
Fiduciary duties:
C = Care
O = Obedience
I = Information
L = Loyalty
DOPSS
Subject: Civil Procedure
Basis for state getting personal jurisdiction over D:
D = Domicile
O = Organized under laws of the state
P = Principal place of business
S = Service of process on party or party's agent
S = Support obligations (child support, alimony, paternity)
Venue is not a VERB
Subject: Civil Procedure
Place for proper venue (i.e.: proper county for trial):
V = Habitually engages in a VOCATION
E = Employed
,R = Resides
B = Business regularly conducted
Also, where D sleeps or works
CAN'T RIP apart the class
Subject: Civil Procedure
To file a class action, you need all 4 prerequisites and 1 of the 3 grounds:
4 Prerequisites:
C = Commonality - common issues between parties
A = Adequacy - reps fairly and adequately protect interests of class
N = Numerosity - too many parties requires too many separate trials
T = Typicality - reps are typical of class
1 of 3 grounds:
R = Risk of adverse effects from separation actions
I = Injunctive relief is applicable to the class
P = Predominance of common questions
Lemon PEE
Subject: Constitutional Law
When discussing the Establishment Clause on the MD Bar exam, use the Lemon Test.
P = the law must serve a secular PURPOSE
E = the primary EFFECT of the law may not advance or inhibit religion (an incidental benefit = OK)
E = the law does not cause excessive ENTANGLEMENT with religion
, FIDO
Subject: Constitutional Law
Categories of unprotected speech:
F - fighting words (must be face to face)
I - incitement to imminent violence - clear and present danger of immediate lawless action
D - defamation
O - obscenity - Miller obscenity (see POV)
Obscenity depends on your Point Of View
Subject: Constitutional Law
Definition of Miller obscenity:
P - appeals to the PRURIENT interest
O - OFFENSIVE sexual conduct depicted (as defined by state law)
V - VALUELESS in a literary, artistic, political, or scientific way
BFP's are fundamental to Due Process
Subject: Constitutional Law
Fundamental rights for substantive due process purposes break down further into 3 broad categories:
B = Bodily integrity matters - right to refuse medical treatment; right to receive medical treatment while
incarcerated
F = Family matters - marriage, divorce, blood relatives live together, raise & educate children
P = Procreation matters - avoid sterilization, access to contraceptives, abortion, but not sexual
orientation
Until
Feb/Fall,
