Legal Opinion
Mentor Lagoons, Inc. v. Rubin
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided July 15, 1987No. 86-1849PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWright, J.
As a general rule, it is inappropriate for an attorney to testify on behalf of a client as in so doing he may breach ethical requirements. DR 5-102(A) provides that “[i]f, after undertaking employment in contemplated or pending litigation, a lawyer learns or it is obvious that he or a lawyer in his firm ought to be called as a witness on behalf of his client, he shall withdraw from the conduct of the trial and his firm, if any, shall not continue representation in the trial, except that he may continue the representation and he or a lawyer in his firm may testify in the circumstances,…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- United States v. Harvey Birdman, United States of America v. William RichmanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
- Farrell v. FarrellSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- United States v. Eugene MorrisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
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