During bar admission, which statement is true regarding disclosures?

During bar admission, which statement is true regarding disclosures?

• A. One must not knowingly make a false statement of material fact, and must disclose a fact necessary to correct a known misapprehension, or respond to a lawful demand for information, except information protected by Rule 1.6.
• B. One must disclose all financial information, regardless of confidentiality.
• C. One may knowingly make false statements if they later correct them.
• D. One must disclose information even if protected by privilege.

Answer: (A)

Candor in the bar admission process and the scope of disclosures. You may not knowingly make a false statement of material fact. If you know a misimpression about your background or if the bar asks for information, you must disclose information necessary to correct that misimpression or to respond to a lawful information request, but you must not disclose information protected by Rule 1.6. This balances honesty with respect for confidentiality, since privileged or confidential information isn’t required to be revealed. Disclosing all financial information regardless of confidentiality is not required because confidentiality rules apply; knowingly making false statements is prohibited; and information that is protected by privilege does not have to be disclosed.

Candor in the bar admission process and the scope of disclosures. You may not knowingly make a false statement of material fact. If you know a misimpression about your background or if the bar asks for information, you must disclose information necessary to correct that misimpression or to respond to a lawful information request, but you must not disclose information protected by Rule 1.6. This balances honesty with respect for confidentiality, since privileged or confidential information isn’t required to be revealed.

Disclosing all financial information regardless of confidentiality is not required because confidentiality rules apply; knowingly making false statements is prohibited; and information that is protected by privilege does not have to be disclosed.