 | Pennsylvania Bar Association - Bar associations - 1910 - 602 pages
...is not excusable on the ground that it is what the client would say if speaking in his own behalf., 19. Appearance of Lawyer as Witness for His Client....lawyer is a witness for his client, except as to merely formai matters, such as the attestation or custody of an instrument and the like, he should leave the... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary - 1970 - 1046 pages
...A»»*eraace ef Lawyer a* WltBeae fer HU Client. When a lawyer Is a witness for his client. •xcept a* to merely formal matters, such as the attestation or custody of an Instrument and the like, h* should leava th* trial of th* case to other counsel. Except when essential to ths ends of justice,... | |
 | United States. Federal Trade Commission - Competition - 1970 - 1154 pages
...The 13 Canon 19 of the Canon* of Profeitional Kthic* of the American Bar Auociation «Ut«: "When « lawyer is a witness for his client, except as to merely formal matten, such as the attestation or custody of an instrument and the like, he should leave the trial... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Education and Labor - 1971 - 1512 pages
...Promulgated by trie American College of Trial Lawyers. 43 ABAJ. 223, 224-25 (1957). 11. Cf. CANON 19: "When a lawyer is a witness for his client, except...like, he should leave the trial of the case to other counsel." 12. "It is the general rule that a lawyer may not testify in litigation in which he is an... | |
 | Virginia State Bar Association - Bar associations - 1903 - 470 pages
...unprofessional to make them anonymously. 18. When an attorney is witness for his client, except as toformal matters, such as the attestation or custody of an...instrument and the like, he should leave the trial of the cause to other counsel. Except when essential to the ends of justice, an attorney should scrupulously... | |
 | Judges - 2004 - 652 pages
...not excusable on the ground that it is what the client would say if speaking in his own behalf. Canon 19. Appearance of Lawyer as Witness for His Client....like, he should leave the trial of the case to other counsel. Except when essential to the ends of justice, a lawyer should avoid testifying in court in... | |
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When a lawyer is a witness for his client, except as to merely formal matters, such as the attestation or custody of an instrument and the like, he should leave the trial of the case to other counsel. Except when essential to the ends of justice, a lawyer... 
