Medal Monday #203

Michael

Good morning!

I’ve renamed the Monday column in honor of a running tradition: “Medal Monday.”  The list formerly known as the “Honor Roll” will now fall under the caption “Medalists.”

Friday’s questions are here.  The answers follow the Medalists. For video answers with bonus commentary not available on the blog, go here.  It’s only 3:43.  By the way, my mom’s presence on the Honor Roll is not a courtesy mention for Mother’s Day.  She made it on her own doing!  Happy Mother’s Day mom!

And, yes! Actual medals are in the works! Might take a while, but I’ve got a plan.

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Medalists

  • Matthew Anderson, Pratt Vreeland Kennelly & White
  • Penny Benelli, Dakin & Benelli
  • Alberto Bernabe, Professor, UIC John Marshall Law School
  • Andrew Delaney, Martin Delaney & Ricci Law Group
  • Erin Gilmore, Ryan Smith & Carbine
  • Robert Grundstein, Esq.
  • Keith Kasper, McCormick, Fitzpatrick, Kasper & Burchard
  • Jeanne Kennedy, JB Kennedy Associates, Blogger’s Mom
  • Deborah Kirchwey, Esq.
  • Elizabeth Kruska, President-Elect, VBA Board of Managers
  • John Lamson, Have Justice Will Travel
  • John Leddy, McNeil Leddy & Sheahan
  • Mick Leddy, McNeil Leddy & Sheahan
  • Tom Little, Little & Cicchetti
  • Pam Marsh, Marsh & Wagner
  • Jack McCullough, Project Director, Mental Health Law Project
  • Herb Ogden, Esq.
  • Jim Runcie, Ouimette & Runcie
  • Kristen Shamis, Monaghan, Safar, Ducham
  • Jay Spitzen, Esq.
  • Jonathan Teller-Elsberg, Vermont Law School, JD Candidate
  • Jack Welch, Esq.

Question 1

X = the number of annual pro bono hours suggested by the rules.

Y = the number of years the rules require lawyers to maintain trust account records following the termination of the representation.

What is X * Y?

  • A.  420
  • B.  360
  • C.  350
  • D.  300

X = 50. V.R.Pr.C. 6.1(a)  

Y = 6. V.R.Pr.C. 1.6(a)

Question 2

What is the subject of the rule described here?

  • must be in a writing, signed by the client.
  • must be reasonable.
  • prohibited in criminal cases.
  • prohibited for securing a divorce.

A Contingent Fee.  V.R.Pr.C. 1.5(c)

Question 3

Below is my response to an inquiry.  It refers to one of the 7 C’s of legal ethics.  Which one?

  • Your duty is to remonstrate with the client, take reasonable remedial measures including, if necessary, disclosure to the tribunal.

CANDOR.  V.R.Pr.C. 3.3

Question 4

When used properly, the phrases “lateral transfers” and “ACH transfers” are used when discussing the rules on:

  • A.  conflicts of interest
  • B.  trust accounting
  • C.  respectively: conflicts of interest & trust accounting
  • D.  normal people don’t use phrases like these

Question 5

On May 8, 1978, David Berkowitz, against the advice of counsel, pled guilty to a series of charges relating to 8 separate shootings that left 6 dead and 7 wounded.

In 1999, Spike Lee made a movie that focused on an Italian-American neighborhood in the Bronx.  The movie was set in 1977 and against the backdrop of Berkowitz’s crime spree, a sweltering heat wave, and the Yankees’ championship season.

What was the nickname that the press used to refer to Berkowitz?

Bonus: what was the name of the movie?

Nickname: SON OF SAM

Movie: SUMMER OF SAM (A SPIKE LEE Joint)

Summer of Sam (1999) - IMDb