Author Question: Attorney Mitchell is approached by Jane Moore and Bob Danes, brother and sister, to handle the ... (Read 125 times)

newyorker26 · **on:** Aug 3, 2018

Attorney Mitchell is approached by Jane Moore and Bob Danes, brother and sister, to handle the estate of their deceased mother. All goes well until it becomes clear that the mother's will favors the daughter, Jane Moore. At this point, the son, Bob Danes,

decides to challenge the validity of the will. What type of
ethical situation does attorney Mitchell face?
a. A breach of client confidentiality
b. A breach of the duty of competence
c. A breach of the conflict of interest rule
d. All of these choices are correct

Question 2

An attorney should not represent a client if doing so would be directly adverse to another client due to the:

a. Conflict of confidentiality rule
b. Conflict of interest rule
c. Duty of competence rule
d. Duty of confidentiality rule