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32 CFR 776.46: Attorney as witness.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 32—National Defense
- Subtitle A—Department of Defense
- CHAPTER VI—DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
- SUBCHAPTER G—MISCELLANEOUS RULES
- PART 776—PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT OF ATTORNEYS PRACTICING UNDER THE COGNIZANCE AND SUPERVISION OF THE JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL
- Subpart B—Rules of Professional Conduct
(a) A covered attorney shall not act as advocate at a trial in which the covered attorney is likely to be a necessary witness except when:
(1) The testimony relates to an uncontested issue;
(2) The testimony relates to the nature and quality of legal services rendered in the case; or
(3) Disqualification of the covered attorney would work substantial hardship on the client.
(b) A covered attorney may act as advocate in a trial in which another attorney in the covered attorney's office is likely to be called as a witness, unless precluded from doing so by § 776.26 or § 776.28 of this part.
(c) [Reserved]
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