{"data":{"id":"us/32-cfr-776.46","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"32 CFR 776.46","heading":"Attorney as witness.","body":"(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:\n(1) The testimony relates to an uncontested issue;\n(2) The testimony relates to the nature and quality of legal services rendered in the case; or\n(3) Disqualification of the covered attorney would work substantial hardship on the client.\n(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.\n(c) [Reserved]","path":["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"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-32.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:30Z","sha256":"1f93fb17ffa937252806113977fe2ce1387d14ff6dc72f208b6829f1a59c9cae","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/32-cfr-776.45","next":"us/32-cfr-776.47"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}