Practice question
A lawyer demands a valuable gift as the price of an otherwise qualifying free consultation and calls it a token of gratitude. Does that label preserve pro bono status under Rule4?
- No; a demanded valuable exchange is not the unsolicited nominal-token exception
- Yes; every gift label makes compensation free
- Yes; demanding it proves gratitude
- Only the gift wrapping matters
- Only the client’s signature matters
Legal references
- ULAS Manual, AM22-11-01-SC, April8,2025, Rule4 Sections2–3, Rule7 Section3, Rule10 Sections1–2; no superseded early-contribution deadlines tested: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/11/99241
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