Legal Ethics LGLA 1219 Movie Analysis Intolerable Cruelty ,2004

When you are asked about ethical issues, be specific in your answer!

Apply the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct.

1. Which (if any) disciplinary rule(s) does Miles violate when he has his first meeting with Rex Rexroth? 2. Does Miles' have an assistant/paralegal? If so, describe that character. What is Miles' associate attorney's name? 3. Is Miles' dinner with Marilyn an ethical violation? If so, list the rule(s) that apply. 4. Which (if any) disciplinary rule(s) does Miles violate when he meets with Gus Petch? 5. Is Marilyn guilty of Unlicensed Practice of Law? Explain your answer.

6. Who is Marilyn's attorney? 7. Why do the characters go to Las Vegas? What happens there? 8. Who is Herb Meyerson? Does Herb breach any ethical rules when he talks to Miles about his and Marilyn's divorce? If yes, which rules? 9. Who hires Wheezy Joe? 10. Does Marvin Untermayer commit a violation of any disciplinary rule when he calls to tell Miles about Rex Rexroth's death? If so, which rule(s)? 11. When Freddy Bender describes the circumstances of Wheezy Joe's death, does he break any disciplinary rule? If so, which rule(s)? 12. What happens to Gus Petch at the end of the film?