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69-Lawyers Acting as Expert Witnesses

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.

Copyright 2000, Thomas E. Spahn