When friends or family members ask about cases, you should:

• A. Refusing to discuss any information about the firm's clients, cases, or business, as this violates confidentiality.
• B. Refusing to discuss any information about the firm's clients, cases, or business, as this violates the fundamental duty of confidentiality.
• C. Sharing general updates about firm cases with family members without disclosing client identities.
• D. Discussing specific client identities or confidential details in public forums.

Answer: (B)

Confidentiality obligations are being tested here. When friends or family ask about cases, you must protect information about clients, cases, or the firm's business. You should refuse to discuss such information because sharing could reveal client identities or sensitive details and breach trust. This duty is fundamental to professional ethics, so the safe, correct approach is to decline discussions about specific matters. Even what might seem like harmless updates can risk disclosure, and discussing identifiable or confidential details in public forums is clearly inappropriate.