LGS111 Chapter 3 Assignment Maryland Regulation and Ethics

Maryland Regulation and Ethics Assignment

Using the following websites or print media answer each of the following questions in an Informative Letter.
Please be specific as to where you found the information when citing your answers.

In order to be eligible to take the Maryland Bar Examination how old must you be?
How many times may you fail the Maryland Bar Examination before the Board of Law Examiners can require you to take additional training?

NOTE:

Anytime you want to expand the topic simply click on the X in the box.
To contract it click again.
A plus sign (+) means there are subtopics.
A minus sign (-) means there are no additional topics.

How is the "unauthorized practice of law" defined in Maryland?
Using the Maryland Law Library website locate the Annotated Code of Maryland
Business Occupations and Professions, Title 10
dealing with practicing law locate and read the Maryland definition for the unauthorized practice of law in § 10-601.
In order to understand the full context you may need to read additional sections especially § 10-101. See if you can locate § 10-101. You may want to go to other sections (previous and next to get the full picture.)
NOTE: You may locate the appropriate section by clicking on the Maryland Code link on the Homepage of the Maryland Law Library website. It appears as follows:
"NOTICE: Full text with searching capability now available for the Maryland Code and Maryland Rules of Procedure compliments of Lexis-Nexis. This is a work in progress. Comments solicited @mdlaw.library@courts.state.md.us"
Once you have accessed to Annotated Code of Maryland you will need to choose the Business Occupations and Professions Volume and locate §10-601. In this view you will see the titles of the preceding and following sections.
OR
Simply click on the hyperlink above "unauthorized practice of law" and you will go directly to the section but will not have a list of the preceding and following sections.
I recommend that you try both as you will be using the Annotated Code a great deal throughout the course.
Using this same hyperlink see if you can find the penalty for the unauthorized practice of law in Maryland. (Hint: it is near the other sections that you have read.)

Part 3
The Maryland Rules of Professional Conduct

The following are a number of ways to locate the Maryland Rules of Professional Conduct.

PRINT MEDIA (Library)

The Maryland Rules of Professional Conduct are found in the Annotated Code of Maryland,
Maryland Rules, volume 2, appendix.

ONLINE

In order to access them do the following:

Click here
Maryland's Code of Ethics
Read the information to the right of the screen.
Click on the plus sign next to Maryland Rules.
Go to the fourth item displayed also entitled Maryland Rules.
Click on the plus sign.
Go to the bottom and you will see
Appendix: Maryland Rules of Professional Conduct.
Click on the plus sign and you will see all of the topics.

Questions Presented

Is a combination of very small errors enough to render an attorney incompetent under the Maryland Rules of Professional Conduct?
May a lawyer collect a contingent fee for representing a criminal client?
Compare the American Bar Association version of Rule 1.6 and the Maryland Rules version of Rule 1.6 on CONFIDENTIALITY, do you see any differences in the exceptions to the rule?
Under the Maryland Rules of Professional Conduct may a lawyer split fees with a non-lawyer?
Is there a difference between splitting fees and paying a salary?
Is there a difference between splitting fees and paying a salary plus bonus on the amount of fees collected in a given year?

Additional Information

Using the same site as above you can also locate the following information.
Maryland's Code of Ethics

Title 16. Courts, Judges, and Attorneys

Chapter 600. Attorney Trust Account
Chapter 700. Discipline and inactive Status of Attorneys

In order to access them do the following:

Click here
Maryland's Code of Ethics
Click on the plus sign next to Maryland Rules.
Go to Title 16. Courts, Judges, and Attorneys.
Click on the plus sign.
You will see Chapter 600. Attorney Trust Account
Chapter 700. Discipline and inactive Status of Attorneys
Click on the plus sign and you will see all of the topics.

Some of this information can be found on other websites. However, the Maryland Rules are the actual Law.

State Board of Law Examiners

Attorney Grievance Commission

Maryland State Bar

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Introduction to Paralegal Studies Maryland Regulation & Ethics

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