Abigail Attorney Is a Sole Practitioner

question 20

Multiple Choice

Abigail Attorney is a sole practitioner. When she hires her first paralegal, she wants her law firm to reflect that 100% growth. She changes the name of the firm to Abigail Attorney & Associates and gets her paralegal business cards that designate the paralegal as "associate." Which of the following statements is true?

• A) Abigail is guilty of misrepresentation if she misleads (intentionally or unintentionally) members of the public regarding the status of the paralegal as a non lawyer.
• B) Abigail really needs help from her paralegal! She cannot call her paralegal "an associate" because that will mislead the public into thinking that the paralegal is a lawyer and, since she cannot call the paralegal "an associate," she cannot change the name of the law firm because that would be misleading, too.
• C) Abigail violates the law when she calls her paralegal an "associate" because most members of the public understand "associate" to mean "lawyer."
• D) Abigail violates the law providing the business cards because they are misleading, but she can call her law firm anything she likes. There are no laws regulating law firm names.

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Definitions:

Sensory Memory

The shortest-term element of memory, which acts as a buffer for stimuli received through the senses, lasting only a fraction of a second.

Short-Term Memory

The capability to retain a minimal volume of information in an instantly accessible condition for a short time frame.

Working Memory

A mental system that has a restricted capacity, tasked with momentarily maintaining information for processing.

Long-Term Memory

The phase or type of memory responsible for the storage of information over extended periods of time.