Advisory Opinion: 1041

Year Issued: 1986

RPC(s): RPC 3.7

Subject: Lawyer as witness; representation of associate in litigation

The lawyer represented an associate in his firm in a lawsuit for specific performance of an Earnest Money Agreement. The Committee was of the opinion that RPC 3.7 would prohibit one lawyer in a law firm from representing another lawyer in the same law firm in litigation as described by you.

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