For Almost One Year, Karen Has Worked as a Paralegal

For almost one year, Karen has worked as a paralegal in a small law office with two attorneys. Karen works mostly for Lonnie, an experienced attorney who mainly handles juvenile defense cases. One of Lonnie's clients is Joey Hamilton, a fifteen-year-old boy who has been charged with breaking and entering. Joey's father, Clint Hamilton, hired Lonnie to represent Joey and is paying Lonnie's fees. As the case proceeds, Joey decides to accept a plea bargain to a lesser charge and a sentence of community service. On a day when Lonnie is out of the office, Clint calls Karen and says that he is paying for Lonnie's services and that he does not want Joey to accept the plea bargain. Clint then tells Karen to pass along his "order" to Lonnie not to enter the plea for Joey. From the following answer choices, which describes Karen's best approach?

A) Tell Clint that the decision to enter the plea belongs to Joey and that Clint cannot do anything about it.
B) Tell Clint that he will pass along his "order" and ask Lonnie to call Clint.
C) Tell Clint that he is too headstrong and that Joey is being "smothered" by Clint's overbearing attitude.
D) Tell Clint that Lonnie will do exactly as Clint requests.

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