| LEO Num | Topics | Summary | Date |
1520
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| A former government patent examiner may act as an expert witness regarding issues on which the examiner had not worked and for which the examiner had no substantial responsibility while a public employee. | 4/12/1993 |
ABA-407
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| A lawyer serving as an expert witness does not establish an attorney-client relationship with the party for whom the lawyer will testify, although the lawyer may be bound by other law to keep any information acquired from the party confidential. Because a lawyer acting as an expert consultant may be bound by the ethics rules, the lawyer should define the relationship carefully at the beginning. | 5/13/1997 |
1185
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| A lawyer's participation in an abortion clinic protest did not constitute "misconduct" as defined in the Code for purposes of disbarment, but "a lawyer must comply with the applicable rules at all times, whether or not he or she is acting in a professional capacity." | 2/22/1989 |
0950
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| As long as all clients consent, a lawyer may act as an expert witness for the US Attorney's Office even though a former employee of the criminal defendant is currently an officer of one of the lawyer's corporate clients. [It is unclear why consent would be required.] | 7/9/1987 |