{"id":"mpre-free","timeLimitSec":600,"questions":[{"id":"mpref-001","section":"client","q":"The defendant offers $50,000 to settle. The plaintiff's lawyer thinks it is too low and rejects it without telling her client. Did she act properly?","options":["Yes, she reasonably judged the offer too low","No, she had to tell the client about the offer","No, but only if the client would have accepted","Yes, lawyers control settlement in civil cases"],"answer":1,"explain":"MR 1.2(a) gives the client the decision whether to settle, and MR 1.4(a) requires the lawyer to promptly inform the client of a settlement offer unless the client has said in advance what is acceptable."},{"id":"mpref-002","section":"conflict","q":"A lawyer takes an injury case on a contingency fee. The client cannot pay rent, so the lawyer offers to pay it until the case settles. May she?","options":["Yes, because the client is in need","Yes, if the client signs a promise to repay from the settlement","Yes, if she adds it to her fee","No, she may not pay the client's living expenses"],"answer":3,"explain":"MR 1.8(e) bars financial assistance to a client in connection with litigation beyond costs and expenses. The narrow MR 1.8(e)(3) exception for modest gifts covers only indigent clients represented pro bono, through a nonprofit or a law school clinic."},{"id":"mpref-003","section":"advoc","q":"In a civil trial, before the verdict, a lawyer learns her client lied on the stand about a key fact. The client refuses to correct it. What must the lawyer do?","options":["Ask the jury to disregard all testimony","Withdraw quietly without saying why","Take remedial steps, telling the court if needed","Nothing, since what the client said is confidential"],"answer":2,"explain":"MR 3.3(a)(3) requires reasonable remedial measures, including disclosure to the tribunal if necessary, when the lawyer knows her client offered false material evidence, even if the information is otherwise protected by MR 1.6."},{"id":"mpref-004","section":"ads","q":"A lawyer visits a hospital and, without being asked, talks to an accident victim in her room to offer his services. She is not a relative, friend or former client. Is this proper?","options":["No, it is improper live solicitation","Yes, if he charges a fair fee","Yes, if he leaves a written contract","Yes, if she is not too badly hurt"],"answer":0,"explain":"MR 7.3(b) bars live person-to-person solicitation for pecuniary gain unless the person is a lawyer, a family member, a close personal or prior professional contact, or routinely uses such services for business."},{"id":"mpref-005","section":"conf","q":"A client tells his lawyer he will kill a key witness tomorrow, and the lawyer believes him. Under the Model Rules, what may the lawyer do?","options":["Reveal what is needed to prevent the death","Reveal it only after the client is charged","Nothing, since it is confidential","She must reveal it, as disclosure is mandatory"],"answer":0,"explain":"MR 1.6(b)(1) permits, but does not require, revealing information to the extent reasonably necessary to prevent reasonably certain death or substantial bodily harm."}]}