Bob is a paralegal at Smith and Jones, LLC, a firm handling attorney malpractice cases. A client, Sam Bradstone, tells Bob he used to be represented in a divorce case by Fox and Moran, LLC, but the paralegal in the firm made a pass at him and it got so uncomfortable he had to fire Fox and Moran right in the middle of a hotly contested divorce. Mr. Bradstone continued representing himself and feels he lost a lot of money and got a raw deal on custody of the children.

What do the American Bar Association (ABA) Rules of Professional Conduct say about this kind of behavior?

Do the Rules of Professional Conduct apply to attorneys and paralegals?

Does Sam have a good case against the paralegal? Does Sam have a good case against the firm, Fox and Moran?

Find the ABA Rules of Professional Conduct in your state, cite the proper rule, and apply it to Sam's case.

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The ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct MRPC apply to both attorneys and paralegals The MRPC are aspirational in nature but they are also enforcea... View the full answer