Please discuss the information that should be gathered during the initial client interview, as well as the importance of the role this information can play in our representation of the client.

Note:Remember that the supervising attorney will have previously spoken with the client regarding representation and the nature of the case.

Section Two 10 points

Directions:Reread the facts fromWriting Assignment #1 in Appendix B in the Workbook.Based on your reading of Chapter 8 in Statsky, list 5 facts that you consider to be of importance.Particularizeany oneof those facts.

Section Three 10 points

Complete Exercise 15 in the Workbook

Section Four 25 points

Prepare each of the following discovery documents on behalf of Mrs. Hatter in Workbook Exercise 12: (use the document format as illustrated in Appendices C, D, and E in your Docs Manual):

1. Request for Answers to Interrogatories (minimum of 15 requests)

2. Request for Production of Documents (minimum of 5 requests)

3. Request for Admissions (minimum of 10 requests)

APPENDIX B: WRITING ASSIGNMENTS Writing Assignment #1: The Case of Jim Winn Your supervising attorney has just accepted a new client, Jim Winn, and has asked that you write an interoffice memorandum of law. Analyze the law and thoroughly apply it to the face provided to determine the likely outcome of the legal issues involved in this case. Recommends any further duties to be undertaken on behalf of the case. The supervising attorney has relayed the following information to you; Jim is a seventeen year old high school student who attended a party on a Saturday night. The party was very crowded and cars were double-parked in front of the home hosting the party. There were no adults at the residence at the time of the party. Jim stated that he was not drinking alcohol, and was focused on attracting and keeping the attention of Susie, one of the teen-aged girls in attendance. Many of the guests were drinking beer. During the party, one of Jim's friends asked to borrow the keys to Jim's car, so that he could move it to get to his own car Jim gave his keys to the friend and continued to party with Susie. Sometime later, the friend returned Jim's car keys and thanked him. A little after midnight, Jim left the party to go home. Before he could reach home, he was stopped by the police, and arrested in connection with a beer-theft incident at a nearby all-night grocery store. Jim was subsequently charged with theft of goods. Jim maintains that he is innocent, that he was at the party the entire time, and that the friend must have used the borrowed keys to take Jim's car and commit the crime. Jim's car has been impounded pending the outcome of the case. Your supervising attorney has also provided you with the following law which applies to Jim's case: $1540.42 Theft of Goods A person commits the crime of theft of goods if without authority the person removes merchandise from a store without rendering payment for that merchandise, (1) Theft of goods is a class C felony if (A) the value of the merchandise exceeds $100;or (B) the theft occurs between the hours of midnight and 7amExercise #12: DOCUMENTS AND PLEADINGS Directions: Please read the following hypothetical and draft a demand letter for your supervising attorney's approval: Mrs. Hatter is a new client. While standing in the check-out line at the local grocery store, Foods Deluxe, the automated conveyer belt caught her sleeve as she was placing her groceries on the belt. Flustered by Mrs. Hatter's screams for help, the clerk was temporarily unable to turn off the belt. By the time the belt was shut off by another customer, Mrs. Hatter's shoulder was dislocated and she had fainted, cutting her head on the counter as she fell. Mrs. Hatter does not have health insurance or disability insurance She has not been able to work and has used all of her savings to pay her medical bills. She is unlikely to have a complete recovery and may never again be able to resume her work as an artist. Mrs. Hatter is also very upset about the loss of her one good outfit which was torn in the accident.retirement grew nearer, she looked at the deed to her lot and discovered that the deed of sale did not bear a date or Exerci a notary stamp. 3. Mr. Able owns a grocery store. One day he watched a patron throw himself off of a cart corral. The patron then filed suit against the grocer claiming a slip and fall . 4. Mr. Tinker took his radio-controlled, gas engine, model airplane to the park one day. The plane was flying in the park when the rudder suddenly failed and the plane crashed through the window of a home across the street from the park. The home owner insists that the uncontrolled flight of model airplanes is not allowed at the park, and hasn't been for many years. This is not the first time her property has been damaged by errant model airplanes. 5. Mrs. Hulah owns several parrots. She often takes the parrots to the beach and charges tourists $5.00 to have their pictures taken with an exotic bird. One day, her favorite Macaw bit a small child on the face, when he began screaming and throwing his arms in the air, as the bird was placed on his shoulder by his parents for the photo session. The parents are suing for the injury to their child.ENMENTS (2) Theft of Goods is a class A misdemeanor if d has asked that you wine (A) the value of the merchandise is $100 or less; and bly apply it to the food n this case. Recommend (B) the theft occurs between the hours after 7am and before midnight. In People v. Inkblott, your State Supreme Court ruled that any vehicle, owned by a person who uses such vehicle in the le in the commission of a felony, may be impounded and sold to benefit the victim of the felonious act. Please note that the above laws are hypothetical. You should not try to research them, or conduct research into any other law. Please use only the facts and the fictional laws given. thes to Jim's1. Please explain how the seating arrangement for an interview may affect the productive. person being interviewed, and when the different arrangements may be ri Please explain how the appearance (dress) of the interviewer may affect the person being interviewed, and when different styles of dress may be productive hostile Please detail how you would handle an interview with a person who is angry and dishonest. Please detail how you would handle an interview a person who is being obviously Exercise #15: INVESTIGATION Please consider the following hypothetical situations and list any issues of fact and issues of law that you can identify. What general information would be beneficial in resolving the issues of fact. Note: there may be more than one in each scenario. Issues of Fact Investigation Issues of Points Law 1. Mr. Jones began chopping down a large elm tree that was situated close to the fence between his yard and the yard of Mrs. Smith. While chopping down the tree, a large limb fell into Mrs. Smith's yard, injuring her dog 2. Mrs. Brown purchased a lot near a lake, planning to build her retirement cabin on it in the future. As her