Ethical Problems in the Practice of Law: Model Rules, State Variations, and Practice Questions, 2017 and 2018 Edition

Ethical Problems in the Practice of Law: Model Rules, State Variations, and Practice Questions, 2017 and 2018 Edition

<p>An indispensable tool for students taking courses in professional responsibility, this book contains only the essential resources: the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct and the official comments; a selection of the most distinctive state variations;<br /> and 124 practice questions, in the format used in the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE), together with answers and detailed analyses.</p> <p>This volume includes:</p> <ul> <li>The ABA Rules of Professional Conduct, with official comments, as issued through August 2016.</li> <li>A carefully selected compilation of variations found in state ethics codes. Each variation was chosen to demonstrate a policy choice made by a state that departed from the ABA s suggested model. The purpose is to enable students to compare certain state rules with the Model Rules and to better understand the policy choices reflected in the ABA Model Rules.</li> <li>Italicized words and additional notes in the state variations, to highlight the differences between the variations and the Model Rules.</li> <li>124 original practice questions, organized into 14 topics, in the multiple-choice format used by the MPRE, so that students can test their understanding of each topic studied in the course.</li> <li>Detailed narrative analyses of the answer to each question, explaining why one choice is correct, and why each incorrect answer is not correct.</li> </ul>