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4-Witness-Advocate Rule
24-Representation of or Adversity to Witnesses
As long as both clients consent, a lawyer may represent both a plaintiff against a defendant and an important witness who has been sued by the defendant. A lawyer may continue the representation even if the lawyer is called as a witness by the opposing party, unless it becomes apparent that the lawyer's testimony "is or may be" prejudicial to the clients.

Copyright 2000, Thomas E. Spahn