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What Should You Know About the Rules of Evidence?

In last month's issue, we discussed the fact that bankruptcy lawyers may think they do not have to worry about the rules of evidence ' and we then went on to prove otherwise. The Federal Rules of Evidence apply to most issues that arise in bankruptcy cases, according to Rule 9017 of the Federal rules of Bankruptcy Procedure. We discussed two of the four useful subjects under these rules: attorney-client privilege, and attorney work-product doctrine. Part Two of this article, below, discusses settlement offers and affidavits.

12 minute read March 02, 2004 at 08:31 AM
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What Should You Know About the Rules of Evidence?

In last month's issue, we discussed the fact that bankruptcy lawyers may think they do not have to worry about the rules of evidence  '  and we then went on to prove otherwise.

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