Quiz 6 Chapter 6

A  False

B  True

A  Communicate clearly to the potential client that no services will be performed until the retainer check is cleared by the bank

B  Always deposit 3rd party funds into the trust account and pay the client as soon as the funds are available

C  Obtain a written fee agreement and include all pertinent client contact information

D  Do a conflict check and verify the information provided by the potential client

A  True

B  False

A  bill padding

B  block billing

C  contemporaneous billing

D  lodestar billing

A  Deliver funds within one month of receipt

B  Deliver funds promptly

C  Provide a full accounting

D  Notify client of receipt of funds

A  Mixing of clients funds with the lawyer’s funds

B  Equal in seriousness to conversion

C  Permitted if the lawyer does not have a client trust account

D  Not unethical as long as the funds are separately booked

A  Client trust accounts are only used when the funds will need to be held for more than a short period of time, e.g., one week in most states.

B  Client money should be deposited into the lawyer’s operating account and then disbursed to the client trust account

C  Client funds should be disbursed into the client trust account and not disbursed to the client until all claims on the money are decided and paid

D  Client funds should be deposited into the client trust account and then disbursed to the client and others who are entitled to a portion of the money

A  Nonlawyers can be included in law firm retirement and bonus plans

B  Nonlawyers can be included in law firm retirement plans but not bonus plans

C  None of these

D  Nonlawyers cannot be included in law firm bonus plans

A  Lawyers can sometimes split fees with a paralegal

B  Lawyers can split fees with independent contractors

C  Lawyers can never split fees under any circumstances

D  Lawyers can sometimes split fees with another lawyer

A  Not reduce the fee

B  Allow the compensation at that rate

C  Disallow the compensation

D  Reduce the fee for those tasks to the fee that would normally be paid to a paralegal

A  One rate for all paralegals

B  Rates no more than ten percent above the market

C  A range of rates for paralegals depending on experience and the task

D  Rates at least ten percent below market

A  The petition asked for a rate that is above the market rate

B  The petition covered clerical or secretarial tasks

C  All of these

D  The lawyer and paralegal included compensation for the same task

A  Detailed descriptions of the work performed

B  All of these

C  Firm and market rates and practices

D  The paralegals’ credentials and experience

A  No states have amended statutes to allow paralegal time at market rates in attorney fee awards

B  Thousands of fee awards that included market-level compensation for paralegal time have been made in federal courts

C  Many states have adopted statutes to prohibit the award of fees for paralegal time.

D  None of these

A  Paved the way for paralegal regulation

B  Provided an incentive for lawyers to use paralegal services

C  Found a federal fee statute unconstitutional

D  Acted as a disincentive to lawyers to use paralegal services

A  Could not include paralegal time at all

B  Could only include paralegal time at cost

C  Could not include paralegal time at market rates

D  Could include paralegal time at market rates

A  None of these

B  Bill half the cost of the fare to each

C  Deduct the time you spent for client B from client A’s bill

D  Bill both clients for the full time

A  2500

B  1500

C  2000

D  1000

A  Fees cannot be excessive

B  All of these

C  Fees cannot be for illegal activity

D  Fees cannot be unconscionable

A  Contingency

B  Flat

C  Hourly

D  Retainer

A  Contingency Fee Agreements

B  Both of these

C  where reasonably foreseeable expense to a client will exceed $1,000

A  Divorce

B  Divorce and Criminal

C  Corporate

D  Criminal