Civil Litigation,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Apr. 27, 2017
Lawyer as witness (Rule 3.7)
New proposed Rule 3.7 broadens the existing rule to render it unethical for an advocating lawyer to testify in the same bench trial, arbitration or adversarial administrative proceeding.
Raymond Y. Ryan
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Stanford, Ryan & Associates, APC
Legal malpractice
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Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Stanford, Ryan & Associates is exclusively dedicated to litigating legal malpractice cases for consumers of legal services throughout California.
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PROPOSED RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCTCalifornia Rule of Professional Conduct 5-210 makes it unethical for a lawyer to advocate in the same jury trial that the lawyer knows or should know that she may also be called as a witness. A few exceptions apply to the general rule. For example, a trial advocate's testimony regarding uncontested matters is allowed. Facts related to the value of legal services rendered i...
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