Professional Responsibility Final Exam Question and
answers correctly solved 2025/2026
1. 8.3 Reporting
a) a laywer who knows that another has committed a violation of
Pro- fessional
the Rules of PC that raises a substantial question as to that lawyer's
Miscon- duct
honesty, trustworthiness, or fitness as a lawyer in other respects,
shall inform the appropriate professional authority.
2. 5.1
a) A partner in a law firm, and a lawyer who individually or
Responsibili-
together with other lawyers possesses comparable managerial
ties of a part-
authority in a law firm, shall make rea-
ner or supervisory sonable ettorts to ensure that the firm has in ettect measures giving
reasonable
lawyer
6. Rule 4.1 Truth- fulness in state- ments to
3. 5.2 others
Responsibili-
ties of a
subordi- nate
lawyer
4. 1.6(a)
Confiden-
tiality of
informa- tion
5. 1.6(b)
Confiden-
tiality of
informa- tion -
exceptions
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, assurances that all 1. prevent death or sub. bodily harm.
lawyers in the firm 2. prevent crime that is reas. certain to sub. injury to financial
conform to the Rules of interest of others.
PC. c) lawyer is 3. to prevent, mitigate, etc. sub. injury to financial interests.
responsible for another 4. secure legal adivce regarding rules.
lawyer's violation if 1. 5. to est. a claim or defense on behalf of the lawyer.
ratifies the conduct or 2. 6. to comply with law or court order.
fails to take remedial 7. resolve conflicts from change in employment.
action.
In the course of representing a client a lawyer shall not knowingly: a)
a) a lawyer is bound make a false statement of material fact or law to a third person; or b)
by the rules of PC fail to disclose a material fact to a third perosn when disclosure is
notwithstanding that the necessary to avoid assisting a criminal or fraudulent act by a client,
lawyer acted at the unless disclosure is prohibited by rule 1.6.
direction of another
person. b) a subordinate
lawyer does not violate
the
Rules of PC if that lawyer
acts in accordance with a
supervisory lawyer's
reasonable resolution of an
arguable question of Prof.
duty.
A lawyer shall not reveal
information relating to
representation of a client
unless the client gives
informed consent, the
disclosure is impliedly
authorized in order to
carry out the
representation, or the
discloure is permitted by
paragraph (b).
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answers correctly solved 2025/2026
1. 8.3 Reporting
a) a laywer who knows that another has committed a violation of
Pro- fessional
the Rules of PC that raises a substantial question as to that lawyer's
Miscon- duct
honesty, trustworthiness, or fitness as a lawyer in other respects,
shall inform the appropriate professional authority.
2. 5.1
a) A partner in a law firm, and a lawyer who individually or
Responsibili-
together with other lawyers possesses comparable managerial
ties of a part-
authority in a law firm, shall make rea-
ner or supervisory sonable ettorts to ensure that the firm has in ettect measures giving
reasonable
lawyer
6. Rule 4.1 Truth- fulness in state- ments to
3. 5.2 others
Responsibili-
ties of a
subordi- nate
lawyer
4. 1.6(a)
Confiden-
tiality of
informa- tion
5. 1.6(b)
Confiden-
tiality of
informa- tion -
exceptions
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, assurances that all 1. prevent death or sub. bodily harm.
lawyers in the firm 2. prevent crime that is reas. certain to sub. injury to financial
conform to the Rules of interest of others.
PC. c) lawyer is 3. to prevent, mitigate, etc. sub. injury to financial interests.
responsible for another 4. secure legal adivce regarding rules.
lawyer's violation if 1. 5. to est. a claim or defense on behalf of the lawyer.
ratifies the conduct or 2. 6. to comply with law or court order.
fails to take remedial 7. resolve conflicts from change in employment.
action.
In the course of representing a client a lawyer shall not knowingly: a)
a) a lawyer is bound make a false statement of material fact or law to a third person; or b)
by the rules of PC fail to disclose a material fact to a third perosn when disclosure is
notwithstanding that the necessary to avoid assisting a criminal or fraudulent act by a client,
lawyer acted at the unless disclosure is prohibited by rule 1.6.
direction of another
person. b) a subordinate
lawyer does not violate
the
Rules of PC if that lawyer
acts in accordance with a
supervisory lawyer's
reasonable resolution of an
arguable question of Prof.
duty.
A lawyer shall not reveal
information relating to
representation of a client
unless the client gives
informed consent, the
disclosure is impliedly
authorized in order to
carry out the
representation, or the
discloure is permitted by
paragraph (b).
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