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John Gaal's Ethics Corner
Q: I am in the middle of some litigation and it has now become apparent that one of the other side's key witnesses on a critical point is a current client of one of my partners. Does that pose any problems for me?
A: Yes it does. Under DR 5-105, a lawyer is not to undertake, or continue in, employment on behalf of one client if it is likely to involve the lawyer in representing the differing interests of another client. As explained in ABA Formal Opinion 92-367, when a lawyer finds him- or herself having to cross examine a current client as an adverse witness, he or she is faced with exactly that type of dilemma. It does not matter whether the client is a fact witness or an expert witness, or whether the examination is at trial or in discovery. In either case, the lawyer's duty of loyalty to his client/witness precludes him or her from acting in such an adverse capacity.
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