MPRE FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS

A lawyer assigned his secretary to manage his client trust account. The lawyer gave the secretary extensive, detailed instructions about the kinds of records to keep, - Answer- A. Yes, because he did not adequately supervise the secretary 1. Two years ago, when a couple divorced in State A, the court awarded the wife custody of the three children and ordered the husband to pay wife $3,000 per month in child support and alimony payments. - Answer- A. No, as long as $5,100 is a reasonable fee for the work he did. 1. An attorney represented a landlord in a dispute with her longtime tenant, who had recently decided not to renew his lease. The landlord wanted to retain the security deposit to pay for extensive damage to the carpeting - Answer- D. No, because the landlord and tenant spoke to each other directly. 1. A man who has been arrested and charged w/ aggravated battery hires an attorney recommended to him by his brother. Neither the accused nor his brother knows that the attorney plans to run for public office and is always interested in getting as much publicity - Answer- A. Yes, because the attorney did not convey the offer of a lesser charge to her client. 1. The state in which a tax attorney practices levies an annual tax on trusts for the benefit of minors. Tax returns must be filed, and the taxes must be paid, by March 15; - Answer- A. Yes, even though the March 15 deadline has not yet passed. 1. A full time judge lives in state A. Her father lives in a retirement home in State B. The judge's father told her that several of his friends in the retirement home had employed an attorney to write wills for them - Answer- A. Yes, because she has received information indicating a substantial likelihood that the attorney has violated legal ethics. 1. A judge serves on a state trial court that has nine other judges. Her husband is a life insurance salesman for a large life insurance company. - Answer- A. Yes, because acceptance of the prize cannot reasonably be perceived as undermining the judge's integrity or impartiality 1. A law student is applying for admission to the State A Bar. When the law student was in high school, he and his parents lived in State B. His next door neighbor was an attorney admitted to practice in State B - Answer- D. She should state what she knows about the law student, including mention of his burglary conviction. 1. A patent attorney focuses her practice on patents that involve genetically engineered medicines. Representatives of a bioengineering firm had a preliminary conversation with the attorne