Your Firm Is Representing Mrs

Your firm is representing Mrs. Haserodt in a legal battle with her sister over their mother's estate. Mrs. Haserodt gives all the paralegals working on her case expensive jewelry for Christmas; with a note stating "There is lots more where this came from if Mother's estate gets settled the right way." The gifts

A) create a conflict-of-interest situation.
B) do not create a conflict-of-interest situation because they were given at Christmas.
C) are illegal in most states.
D) None of these choices is correct.