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Practice question: Membership Dues

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Practice question

A lawyer admits annual dues were unpaid and argues that no individual reminder arrived, identifying no express exemption. Does the absence of a reminder itself eliminate the Section26 duty?
  1. No; the annual payment duty remains
  2. Yes; all dues arise only after a personal reminder
  3. Yes; silence automatically grants an exemption
  4. Only a client may send the reminder
  5. Only chapter-election years require payment

Legal references

  • Callena v Judge Alzate, AMRTJ-24-075, October29,2024, MAIN opinion, CPRA CanonIII Section26 continuing annual dues duty: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2024/oct2024/am_rtj-24-075_2024.html

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