Counteranalysis Is Important Because

question 16

Multiple Choice

Counteranalysis is important because:

• A)An attorney has an ethical duty to disclose legal authority adverse to the position of his or her client that is not disclosed by the opposing counsel
• B)Research and analysis are not complete unless all sides of an issue and all legal arguments have been considered
• C)It is important to locate and disclose adverse authority in order to maintain credibility with your supervisor
• D)If you have identified and addressed adverse authority in a legal brief is submitted to a court,you have an opportunity to soften the adverse authority's impact by discrediting or distinguishing it
• E)All of the above
• F)Answers a,b,and c above
• G)Answers a,b,and d above

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