Under MRE 703 If of a type reasonably relied upon by experts in the particular field in forming opinions or in- ferences upon the subject, the facts or data need not be admissible in evidence in order for the opinion or inference to be admitted.
1 A lawyer is required to be truthful when dealing with others on a client's behalf, but generally has no affirmative duty to inform an opposing party of relevant facts. A misrepresentation can occur if the lawyer incorporates or affirms a statement of another person that the lawyer knows is false.
MRPC 8.3(a) states: "(a) A lawyer having knowledge that another lawyer has committed a significant violation of the Rules of Professional Conduct that raises a substantial question as to that lawyer's honesty, trustworthiness, or fitness as a lawyer shall inform the Attorney Grievance Commission." Emphasis added.
Rule 1.7 - Conflict of Interest: General Rule (a) A lawyer shall not represent a client if the representation of that client will be directly adverse to another client, unless: (1) the lawyer reasonably believes the representation will not adversely affect the relationship with the other client; and (2) each client ...
Cond. 7.3. Rule 7.3 - Solicitation (a) A lawyer shall not solicit professional employment from a person with whom the lawyer has no family or prior professional relationship when a significant motive for the lawyer's doing so is the lawyer's pecuniary gain.
Rule 1.0 - Scope and Applicability of Rules and Commentary (a) These are the Michigan Rules of Professional Conduct. The form of citation for this rule is MRPC 1.0.
In logic, contingency is the feature of a statement making it neither necessary nor impossible. Contingency is a fundamental concept of modal logic. Modal logic concerns the manner, or mode, in which statements are true. Contingency is one of three basic modes alongside necessity and possibility.
The contingency rules theory assumes that: (I) compliance-gaining and com- pliance-resisting activities are governed antecedently by jive varieties of sev- evaluative and adaptive contingency rules; (2) the actual contexts where social influence agents interact determine the configuration of rules governing their ...
Contingent means that an event may or may not occur in the future, depending on the fulfillment of some condition that is uncertain. This term is often used in contracts where the event will not take effect until the specified condition occurs.
What Is a Contingency? A contingency is a potential occurrence of a negative event in the future, such as an economic recession, natural disaster, fraudulent activity, terrorist attack, or a pandemic.