Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam Practice Question
A lawyer is representing a client who seeks a zoning adjustment. The municipal official overseeing the request is up for reelection. The lawyer arranges a campaign donation, anticipating faster processing of the application in return. Which conclusion is best?
This request is allowed if the client authorizes it and the contribution is accurately disclosed.
This request is prohibited because it links an official decision to monetary assistance.
The request is allowed as long as they payment is in the form of a donation, not a gift.
This request is an accepted routine and is permitted if the official openly takes contributions.
Offering a monetary benefit for favorable treatment breaches professional standards that prohibit exerting influence through gifts or donations. One incorrect choice suggests that a client’s authorization excuses the lawyer’s conduct, which does not address the ethical violation. Another implies that campaign donations are normal, ignoring that this specific arrangement links the financial support to governmental action.
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Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam
Lawyers’ duties to the public and the legal system