1. You become aware that an attorney at your firm is using their IOLTA trust account to pay for some personal expenses. What should you do? Using the ethics rules provided by NFPA, NALA, or the Ohio Rules of Professional Conduct, specifically indicate what rule(s) support your answer. Use ALWD citation manual to assist with citing properly to the specific rule(s) that support your answer.

2. A client provides you with a deed for a property in your local jurisdiction.Your firm practices exclusively in real estate law but you are unfamiliar with the relator listed on the documents and the deed is slightly different from the previous deeds that you have utilized in your jurisdiction over the last few years. You suspect that the deed is fraudulent based on your experience. How should you handle this situation? Using the ethics rules provided by NFPA, NALA, or the Ohio Rules of Professional Conduct, specifically indicate what rule(s) support your answer. Use ALWD citation manual to assist with citing properly to the specific rule(s) that support your answer.

3. A client can't find an email in their inbox that is needed for their case to proceed.The client calls you and gives you their sign-on information and tells you to go ahead and find what the firm needs.Is this an ethical issue (or violation of law/user agreement)? Using the ethics rules provided by NFPA, NALA, or the Ohio Rules of Professional Conduct, specifically indicate what rule(s) support your answer. Use ALWD citation manual to assist with citing properly to the specific rule(s) that support your answer.

4.You are traveling with the attorney to visit a client. The trip takes approximately 3 hours. During the travel, you work on a project for another client. What are a few ways to appropriately charge the clients for these interactions. Using the ethics rules provided by NFPA, NALA, or the Ohio Rules of Professional Conduct, specifically indicate what rule(s) support your answer. Use ALWD citation manual to assist with citing properly to the specific rule(s) that support your answer.

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