In order to be a practicing attorney in the State of Texas, a lawyer must be
A) a member of the State Bar of Texas.
B) a graduate of a Texas law school.
C) registered with the National Lawyers Guild.
D) a member of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association.
Q. 2If one of the parties to a collaborative divorce chooses to litigate the divorce after the case begins, what must then happen?
A) Both attorneys must resign.
B) The attorneys continue to represent their clients in court.
C) The litigating party's attorney must resign.
D) This situation could never occur, because litigation rights are lost in the decision to use collaborative proceedings.
Q. 3A panel of prospective jurors, chosen by random selection, is called a
A) voir dire.
B) venire.
C) jury population.
D) stratified sampling.
Q. 4State district courts with general jurisdiction would be able to hear and decide all of the following cases, EXCEPT
A) a divorce in which Mr. and Mrs. Smith are suing each other for divorce.
B) a contested will in which a man argues that his deceased mother intended for him to inherit his father's diamond Rolex watch.
C) a dispute over who owns a piece of real estate.
D) a dispute over 150 in wages.
Q. 5Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees legal representation to the poor in civil cases?
A) none
B) First
C) Sixth
D) Fourteenth
Q. 6The compensation for a lawyer based on a percentage of a winning lawsuit is known as a
A) retainer.
B) contingency fee.
C) rebate.
D) kickback.
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