32 CFR 776.46

§ 776.46 Attorney as witness.

United States · 32 CFR — National Defense · Status: effective

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Citation: 32 CFR 776.46, § 776.46 Attorney as witness, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/147686
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(a) A covered attorney shall not act as advocate at a trial in which the covered attorney is likely to be a necessary witness except when: (1) The testimony relates to an uncontested issue; (2) The testimony relates to the nature and quality of legal services rendered in the case; or (3) Disqualification of the covered attorney would work substantial hardship on the client. (b) A covered attorney may act as advocate in a trial in which another attorney in the covered attorney's office is likely to be called as a witness, unless precluded from doing so by § 776.26 or § 776.28 of this part. (c) [Reserved]

Legislative history

This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.