Deidre is a general practitioner. She has handled a little bit of everything in her six years of general practice. A friend of the family is charged with murder. The jurisdiction in which Deidre practices is a death penalty jurisdiction. Deidre agrees to accept the case. Though she has only handled the occasional DUI case, she did take a death penalty course while in law school. She pulls out her dusty textbooks and notes to prep for the case before entering an appearance on behalf of the defendant.
Has Deidre fulfilled her ethical requirements in taking this new case? Why or why not? In what ways could she handle this situation which would be compliant with ethical requirements? What can Deidre's paralegal do to help in this case, keeping in mind all ethics rules? Be specific with citing rules in your answer.