How would smith and brown be regulated relative

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Case: Attorney Smith employs Paralegal Brown in his criminal defense firm. Smith tells Brown to look at a new client's case file and determine what an appropriate fee would be. You will learn later on in this course that this is a violation of the ethical rules. Brown sets a fee that is roughly double what other lawyers in the area charge, and because the client doesn't know any better, he agrees to pay it.

Question 1. How would Smith and Brown be regulated relative to this scenario? Who would decide what to do with them?

Question 2. You may have learned from your text that the process to regulate paralegals is different from the process to regulate lawyers. Should that be the case? What would be the potential consequences of regulating paralegals like we regulate lawyers? Are you in favor of such a change? Why or why not? Be sure to list at least TWO pros or cons of such a change.

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