DQ Case of the Week: A Tale of Two Substantial Relationships
These two disqualification decisions come from the same federal district judge in the same week applying the same test — …
Lawyer as Witness
DQ Cases of the Week: Lawyers as Witnesses and Private Attorneys General
The DQ case of the week is actually two federal cases, one from Massachusetts and another from Illinois. The first …
Disqualifying Criminal Defense Counsel
In criminal cases, a lawyer is typically in jeopardy of disqualification in the following four ethical dilemmas: (1) when the …
Lawyers as Witnesses
As a very general rule, lawyers cannot be both an advocate and a witness in the same proceeding. Lawyers, of …
Government Faces Heavy Burden to Disqualify Defense Counsel as a Necessary Witness
A federal district court (E.D. Va.) recently provided a lengthy analysis of, and the rationales underlying, the lawyer-as-witness rule. Of …
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