Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam

Multistate Professional

Responsibility Exam

JOHN GARDINER PIEPER, J.D., LL.M.

TROY GARDINER PIEPER, J.D.

DAMIAN JOHN PIEPER, J.D.

PIEPER NEW YORK-MULTISTATE

BAR REVIEW, LTD.

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Mineola, NY 11501



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John Gardiner Pieper, Esq.

Troy Gardiner Pieper, Esq.

Damian John Pieper, Esq.

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PREFACE

A passing grade on the Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam (MPRE) is a requirement

for admission to the Bar in all but three jurisdictions.

The MPRE tests a candidate¡¯s knowledge and ability to apply the American Bar Association

(A.B.A.) Model Rules of Professional Conduct and the A.B.A. Model Code of Judicial Conduct, as

well as controlling constitutional decisions, generally accepted principles established in leading federal

and state cases, the Federal Rules of Evidence, and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The correct

answer to questions testing concepts not specifically addressed by the A.B.A. Model Rules and Code

of Judicial Conduct will be the view reflected in the majority of cases, statutes, or regulations on the

subject.

The MPRE is written by the National Conference of Bar Examiners and administered every

March, August and November at various locations, which likely include your law school, at least once

per year. While you may take the exam anytime during law school or even after you sit for the bar

exam (though you must pass the MPRE and the bar exam within three years of each other), we

recommend taking it in conjunction with your ethics coursework in law school. This way, you will

complete this bar admission requirement while the material is fresh in your memory. In addition, your

preparation for the MPRE will serve you well on your law school ethics exam. Although you can sit

for the MPRE as often as you like, as with any bar exam, one time is a charm. For test schedules,

locations, and to apply to take the MPRE, visit the National Conference of Bar Examiners¡¯ website

.

The MPRE consists of 60 multiple choice questions, each posing a fact pattern followed by

four answer choices. The Bar Examiners give credit only for the ¡°best¡± of those answer choices. Of

the 60 questions, there are 50 scored questions and 10 non-scored pretest questions. Since the pretest

questions are indistinguishable from those that are scored, it is important that you answer all of the

questions on the examination. Your final score will be calculated based on how many scored questions

you answer correctly. You will not be penalized for incorrect answers, so you will not want to leave

any questions unanswered.

You must complete the examination within the two hour and five minute time limit. You will

need to answer correctly approximately 35 of the scored questions to attain the total minimum passing

scaled score of 85 required in New York. For the minimum passing scores required in other

jurisdictions, visit your local bar examiners¡¯ website.

In preparing for the MPRE, you should attend the Pieper MPRE review (check

for dates and locations), study your lecture notes, review the materials in the first

eleven chapters of this text, and then complete the three practice examinations following Chapter 11.

The A.B.A. Model Rules of Professional Conduct with the official comments are also an excellent

resource if you can find time to read them before the exam. They are approximately 100 pages in

length and are available on Lexis, Westlaw, and at law.cornell.edu/ethics/aba.

By following the Pieper program, you will be prepared to take and pass the MPRE and be that

much closer to admission to the Bar and a promising career as an attorney. Best wishes in your future

endeavors, and thank you for choosing to study with Pieper Bar Review.

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