7.  Criminal defense lawyer Larry agreed to represent defendant Dan at Dan’s trial for arson.  Larry and Dan orally agreed on the following attorney fee arrangement. If Dan is acquitted, the fee would be $25,000. If Dan were convicted of any lesser included offense, the fee would be $5,000. If Dan is convicted of arson, the fee would be $500. Larry further agreed to advance all litigation expenses, subject to Dan’s promise to repay Larry whatever the outcome of the case. Which of the following statements is/are correct?  I, Larry is subject to discipline for not putting the fee agreement in writing. II. It was proper for Larry to agree to advance the litigation expenses. III. Larry is subject to discipline for charging a contingent fee. IV. It was proper for Larry to require Dan to repay the advanced litigation expenses whatever the outcome of the case.

24.  Sally is an experienced family law attorney, but she has only occasionally handled work in other areas.  One of Sally’s clients requests her help in establishing several trusts that will provide income to the client and the client’s children while also increasing the principal invested.  Sally really is not quite sure how to achieve the client’s goals, but her caseload is light at the moment and the client has offered to pay a handsome sum for her services. Which of the following would be Sally’s best course of action?

PART II: ESSAYS (TWO HOURS)31. Essay 1 (1/3 of Exam Grade) – Answer according to both the American Bar Association Model Rules of Professional Conduct and California authorities Paul is a general practitioner with his own law firm.  Paul has been very busy, so he decides to hire an associate, Al, a former deputy district attorney.  One of Paul’s clients is Cal.  Cal is charged with the brutal murder of the city’s mayor (an apparently violent death as a result of blunt force trauma to the head), but police have never been able to find the murder weapon.  Prior to trial, Paul met with Cal in jail.  Cal told Paul the following: “If somebody was to take a stroll in the City Park, and then go behind the women’s public restroom, that person may be able to find a baseball bat.”  On his way home from the jail, Paul stops by the City Park.  He proceeded to walk toward the back of the women’s public restroom, where he found a baseball bat buried under a pile of leaves.  There were some red stains on the baseball bat.  Paul saw a group of children playing in the nearby baseball field, so cleaned the baseball bat and gave it to one of the kids.   While Paul was handling Cal’s murder trial, he assigned all of the civil litigation cases in his office (one hundred total) to Al.  Due to the volume of the civil litigation cases, Al fails to file an answer to a complaint on time, and default judgment is entered against Paul’s client.  Since Al was inundated with all of the civil litigation cases, he [Al] forgot to tell Paul that he was the lead deputy district attorney assigned to the murder investigation of the mayor prior to joining Paul’s law firm.  At the conclusion of Cal’s murder trial, Paul tells the jury in his closing statement that they must acquit Cal of the murder charges because the prosecution has not proven that Cal murdered the mayor, and that the prosecution could not even produce the purported murder weapon.     Are Paul and/or Al subject to discipline?  Discuss.

Cyanobacteria are photosynthetic prokaryotic cells.

The G0 phase occurs

If a somatic cell of a typical organism has 32 chromosomes, how many chromosomes will be in a gamete of that same organism?

A. Cierto, falso, no se menciona: Las mañanas de la familia Valdés.  First, read the phrase below. Then, listen to a description of the Valdés family’s morning routine. Lastly, decide if each statement is Cierto (true), Falso (false), or No se menciona (not mentioned).  (1 point per item; 9 points total) 1. La familia Valdés tiene 3 personas [blank1]  2. La familia Valdés no tiene prisa por las mañanas [blank2] 3.  La madre, Amanda, se levanta a las cinco de la mañana. [blank3] 4. Amanda se seca el pelo en la habitación [blank4] 5. Roberto se afeita todas las mañanas [blank5] 6. Esteban se baña a las 8 de la mañana [blank6] 7. Los tres desayunan juntos todas las mañanas [blank7]  8. Los 3 se cepillan los dientes antes de dormir [blank8]  9. Esteban se acuesta a las 10 de la noche [blank9]      

The nuclear division that creates haploid cells from diploid cells is called mitosis.

For a recessive gene to show up in both the phenotype AND genotype, it must be ______________.

Chromosomes are duplicated during what stage?