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Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam Practice Question

An attorney learns that another lawyer in the same firm altered documents in a client’s file to conceal a past deadline error. The attorney has credible evidence of this conduct and has no reason to believe it is a secret protected by confidentiality. Which response best reflects the attorney’s ethical obligations?

  • The attorney is permitted to remain silent as long as the other lawyer stops the misconduct.

  • The attorney is barred from reporting due to privilege concerns.

  • The attorney has a duty to inform the appropriate authority even without the client’s approval.

  • The attorney can overlook the matter since the client is not facing harm.

Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam
Regulation of the legal profession
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