SmartBrief
Confirm favorite deletion?
Problems in Legal Ethics Keyed to Schwartz, 14th Ed.
In re Braun
Citation:
352 N.C. 327, 531 S.E.2d 213 (2000)Facts
Nancy Braun graduated from law school in 1988 and was admitted to practice in New York in 1989 and in D.C. by reciprocity in 1991. She worked as an associate attorney at two law firms from 1988 to 1991. In November 1991, she became a co-owner and operator of Harvest Moon Cafe & Catering in Buffalo, New York, which she ran until November 1996 when she moved to Charlotte, North Carolina. On December 5, 1996, Braun applied for admission to the North Carolina Bar by comity. She claimed to have practiced law while operating her restaurant by performing legal tasks for her business and providing miscellaneous legal services to employees and vendors. Braun claimed she worked over 500 hours beyond what was required for comity admission, but maintained no contemporaneous time records, did not report income from legal services on her tax returns, did not maintain a separate law office, did not have malpractice insurance, and did not attend continuing legal education.
Only StudyBuddy Pro offers the complete Case Brief Anatomy*
Access the most important case brief elements for optimal case understanding.
*Case Brief Anatomy includes: Brief Prologue, Complete Case Brief, Brief Epilogue
- The Brief Prologue provides necessary case brief introductory information and includes:
Topic:
Identifies the topic of law and where this case fits within your course outline.Parties:
Identifies the cast of characters involved in the case.Procedural Posture & History:
Shares the case history with how lower courts have ruled on the matter.Case Key Terms, Acts, Doctrines, etc.:
A case specific Legal Term Dictionary.Case Doctrines, Acts, Statutes, Amendments and Treatises:
Identifies and Defines Legal Authority used in this case.
- The Case Brief is the complete case summarized and authored in the traditional Law School I.R.A.C. format. The Pro case brief includes:
Brief Facts:
A Synopsis of the Facts of the case.Rule of Law:
Identifies the Legal Principle the Court used in deciding the case.Facts:
What are the factual circumstances that gave rise to the civil or criminal case? What is the relationship of the Parties that are involved in the case.Issue(s):
Lists the Questions of Law that are raised by the Facts of the case.Holding:
Shares the Court's answer to the legal questions raised in the issue.Concurring / Dissenting Opinions:
Includes valuable concurring or dissenting opinions and their key points.Reasoning and Analysis:
Identifies the chain of argument(s) which led the judges to rule as they did.
- The Brief Prologue closes the case brief with important forward-looking discussion and includes:
Policy:
Identifies the Policy if any that has been established by the case.Court Direction:
Shares where the Court went from here for this case.