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Equality (Canon V)
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- Under CPRA Canon V, Section 1, may a lawyer decline representation solely because of a person's ethnicity, absent a jus… Multiple Choice Easy
- What standard does Section 2 require when dealing with a vulnerable client? Multiple Choice Easy
- Under Section 4, does the ordinary service standard depend on the amount of remuneration? Multiple Choice Easy
- An indigent applicant would place a lawyer in a conflict-of-interest situation. Does Section 3 require acceptance despi… Multiple Choice Medium
- A lawyer is unable to carry out the proposed indigent representation effectively or competently for a justifiable cause… Multiple Choice Medium
- A lawyer proposes to refuse an otherwise manageable engagement solely because public opinion presumes the applicant gui… Multiple Choice Hard
- Counsel gives an elderly client with a disability rushed, inaccessible explanations and claims equality requires ignori… Multiple Choice Hard
- Explain why equal service under Canon V does not mean ignoring a vulnerable client's special circumstances. Essay Medium
- A lawyer says inability to perform competently and conflicts of interest can never justify refusal of an indigent appli… Essay Medium
- A lawyer provides careful service to a wealthy client but neglects an accepted pro bono client's matter solely because … Essay Medium
- Under CanonV Section3(c), what relationship degree to the potential adverse party is specified? Multiple Choice Easy
- What relationship degree to adverse counsel is separately specified in Section3(c)? Multiple Choice Easy