E) are non-profit law firms offering a range of legal services.
Answer: D
Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 11
Topic: Ch. 1 - How to Complain About Your Lawyer
Skill: Applied
Objective: Chapter 1: 7. Outline the procedure to follow to complain about your lawyer.
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
38) If you have a complaint about the fees being charged by your lawyer
A) you should not discuss your concerns with your lawyer directly.
B) you can have your bill reviewed by a court official.
C) you must participate in a fee mediation service.
D) your provincial law society represents your only course of action.
E) you should begin by commencing a court action.
Answer: B
Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 11
Topic: Ch. 1 - How to Complain About Your Lawyer
Skill: Applied
Objective: Chapter 1: 7. Outline the procedure to follow to complain about your lawyer.
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
39) Fee mediation
A) is compulsory whenever a client raises a concern about a lawyer's bill.
B) is offered by every provincial law society as the primary means of dispute resolution for
complaints regarding lawyers' fees.
C) involves a review of a lawyer's bill by a court official.
D) involves a judge who determines whether or not a lawyer's bill is reasonable.
E) involves a neutral mediator who tries to facilitate a mutually acceptable resolution of a dispute
over fees charged by a lawyer.
Answer: E
Diff: 3 Type: MC Page Ref: 11
Topic: Ch. 1 - How to Complain About Your Lawyer
Skill: Applied
Objective: Chapter 1: 7. Outline the procedure to follow to complain about your lawyer.
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
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40) A client who is unable to resolve a fee dispute with a lawyer can have the lawyer's bill
reviewed by a court official. These court officials have the power to
A) impose fines on either the client or the lawyer.
B) order that a lawyer be taken into custody.
C) leave the bill unchanged or decide that the bill is too high and reduce it accordingly.
D) require that the client and lawyer attend fee mediation.
E) authorize compensation to be paid by the provincial law society.
Answer: C
Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 11
Topic: Ch. 1 - How to Complain About Your Lawyer
Skill: Applied
Objective: Chapter 1: 7. Outline the procedure to follow to complain about your lawyer.
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
41) A provincial law society's complaint-resolution process usually begins with
A) an attempt at mediating the dispute between the client and the lawyer.
B) a review of the complaint by a court official.
C) a formal investigation.
D) a hearing before a panel.
E) oral submissions by legal counsel.
Answer: A
Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 11
Topic: Ch. 1 - How to Complain About Your Lawyer
Skill: Recall
Objective: Chapter 1: 7. Outline the procedure to follow to complain about your lawyer.
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
42) Complaints made to the provincial law society regarding a lawyer's conduct may result in a
hearing. This hearing
A) results in compensation being paid to the client who made the complaint.
B) involves the testimony of witnesses and the entering of other evidence.
C) is held in the absence of legal counsel.
D) is held before a superior court judge.
E) can result in a finding of misconduct, although the law society does not have the power to
impose penalties.
Answer: B
Diff: 3 Type: MC Page Ref: 11
Topic: Ch. 1 - How to Complain About Your Lawyer
Skill: Applied
Objective: Chapter 1: 7. Outline the procedure to follow to complain about your lawyer.
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
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43) If you cannot resolve a fee dispute with your lawyer, you could
A) have your bill reviewed by the appropriate court official.
B) refuse payment on ethical grounds.
C) refuse payment on legal grounds.
D) sue your lawyer for non-payment.
E) make a formal complaint to the bar association.
Answer: A
Diff: 1 Type: MC Page Ref: 11
Topic: Ch. 1 - How to Complain About Your Lawyer
Skill: Recall
Objective: Chapter 1: 7. Outline the procedure to follow to complain about your lawyer.
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
44) If a law society panel finds a lawyer guilty of misconduct, the penalty could include all of the
following except
A) a fine.
B) a suspension.
C) disbarment.
D) incarceration.
E) costs of the hearing.
Answer: D
Diff: 1 Type: MC Page Ref: 11
Topic: Ch. 1 - How to Complain About Your Lawyer
Skill: Recall
Objective: Chapter 1: 7. Outline the procedure to follow to complain about your lawyer.