Legal Opinion
Harris v. Sculco
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 21, 2011PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Rule 3.7 of the Rules of Professional Conduct (22 NYCRR 1200.0) generally prohibits an attorney from acting as an advocate before a tribunal where it is likely that the attorney will be called as a witness on a significant issue other than on behalf of the client, and it is apparent that the testimony may be prejudicial to the client, or where the attorney knows he or she is likely to be a witness on a significant issue of fact on the client’s behalf, unless the testimony relates to enumerated subjects, not here relevant (see Goldberger v Eisner, 21 AD3d 401 [2005]; Broadwhite Assoc. v…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Kirshon, Shron, Cornell & Teitelbaum v. SavareseAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- Goldberger v. EisnerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
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