Lawyer-Witness Rule

• Lawyer-Witness Rule

• West's Encyclopedia of American Law
• Jap–Ma

• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, as Manager for the Fslic Resolution Fund, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. United States Fire Insurance Company, Defendant-Appellee., 50 F.3d 1304 (5th Cir. 1995)

... canons of ethics, the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct ("Texas Rules"), 3 the Am...

• Federal Circuits

• The new, more clear, more compete rules: the example of Rule 3.7: the new version of Rule 3.7 ('Lawyer as Witness') doesn't change the law, but it expresses more clearly on its face the circumstances under which lawyers must refuse a case because they might be called to the witness stand.

• Illinois Bar Journal
• Vol. 98 Nbr. 11, November 2010

• You Ever Wonder Why Lawyers Ask Questions? ; Andy Rooney Turns Tables During Testimony

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - Leading a parade of celebrity witnesses who said they were stiffed by a speakers bureau, Andy Rooney began his testimony Monday by questioning the wording of the oath to tell the truth, then fenced with a federal judge about who got to ask the questions. No, no, no, Mr. Rooney," said Judge Colleen McMahon, her head in her hands as he tried to interrogate a defense lawyer. "The first rule is the witness never gets to ask any questions ... even if he's a journalist.

• The Record, Bergen County, NJ
• April 12, 2005

• F.D.I.C. v. U.S. Fire Ins. Co., (5th Cir. 1995)

... canons of ethics, the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct ("Texas Rules"),3 the Amer..., rules for dealing with lawyerwitnesses. Therefore, we must weigh the relative merits of e...

• Federal Circuits

• Welch Et Al. v. Welch., 244 Ga. App. 685, 536 S.E.2d 583 (2000)

Judgment affirmed. Blackburn, P. J., and Eldridge, J., concur.

..., the Welches, relying on the lawyer-witness rule, asked the trial court to disqualify defendant's c...

• Georgia Court Of Appeals

• Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 98,696 Sophie Bottaro and Frank Bottaro, Webster L. Cowden, Jr., Robert A. Ernset, Laban P. Jackson, Jr., Alfred P. Bergner and Jane C. Bergner, Isidore Bergner, Sheila Rogovin and Mitchell Rogovin, Noel Levine, H. C. Van Lanen, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Hatton Associates, Lanni Mining Enterprises, Inc., Richard E. Guthrie, Lvg Associates, Gvl Resources, Inc., Jay Landesman, Christopher Castroviejo, Morris P. Silver and Plaia, Schamberg and Taubman, Morton S. Taubman, Peter Houget, Defendants-Appellees., 680 F.2d 895 (2nd Cir. 1982)

... FT&L disqualified in light of Disciplinary Rule DR5-102(A) of the American Bar Association (ABA) C...

• Federal Circuits

• District Court Disqualifies Entire Firm Because An Attorney At The Firm Was The Named Inventor On The Asserted Patents

... SSJR firm pursuant to Connecticut's Local Rule 83.13, which provides:. '[a] lawyer shall not ac...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• United States Law Articles in English

• Lawyer Ethics Reform in Perspective: A Look at the Louisiana Rules of Professional Conduct Before and After Ethics 2000

Introduction. II. The Codification of Legal Ethics in Louisiana: A Retrospective. III. The 2004 Revisions to Louisiana Rules of Professional Conduct: A Contemporary Perspective. A. Preamble, Scope, and Terminology. 1. Preamble. 2. Scope. 3. Rule 1.0-Terminology. B. The Lawyer-Client Professional and Financial Relationship. 1. Commencement, Nature, and Termination. 2. Fees and Client Funds. 3. Confidentiality. 4. Loyalty and Conflicts of Interest. C. Lawyer as Counselor. D. Lawyer as Advocate. E. Transactions with Nonclients. F. Law Firms. G. Public Service. H. Advertising and Solicitation. I. Bar Admissions, Reporting Misconduct, and Jurisdiction. IV. Conclusion: A Look Ahead.

• Louisiana Law Review
• Nbr. 65-2, January 2005

• Lawyer as Escrow Agent - Is it Worth It? *.

... business activities directly in Chapter 7, Rule 6 (my emphasis added): . ANCILLARY BUSINESS OR OCC...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• Nbr. 2011, January 2011