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Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam Practice Question

Pat and Deena are partners at Greenbridge Law. Pat represented a hardware distributor in litigation against a manufacturer. That matter is now finished, but it involved confidential pricing strategies that are still relevant. A month later, the same manufacturer asks Deena to represent it in a closely related lawsuit against the distributor over a new supply agreement. Deena had no involvement in Pat's earlier representation. Under the ABA Model Rules, may Deena undertake the new representation?

  • No. The conflict is imputed to Deena, and she may proceed only if both the distributor and the manufacturer give informed written consent.

  • Yes. Because Deena did not work on Pat's matter, the conflict is personal to Pat and does not bar her representation.

  • Yes. Once Pat's earlier representation concluded, the firm is free to act adversely to the distributor in a related matter.

  • Yes, if Pat is strictly screened from the new case; no client consent is required once a timely screen is in place.

Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam
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