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Opposing Counsel In Court In Virginia
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Do not engage. Think of her as a course hazard more than an opponent. Aim your words, always, at the judge. Be on time, be reasonable, be flexible to the extent it will not prejudice or harm your client, and do your best to keep all interactions in writing and on the record.
Under Rule 3.7(c), this disqualification is not imputed to the lawyer's firm unless there is an actual conflict of interest. A lawyer may represent a party if the lawyer's partner is to be called as a witness, unless the partner's testimony would be prejudicial to the client.
RULE 7.1 Communications Concerning A Lawyer's Services A communication is false or misleading if it contains a material misrepresentation of fact or law, or omits a fact when omission of such fact makes the statement materially false or misleading as a whole.
The Rule provides: In representing a client, a lawyer shall not communicate about the subject of the representation with a person the lawyer knows to be represented by another lawyer in the matter, unless the lawyer has the consent of the other lawyer or is authorized by law to do so.
(1) Unless the court upon motion, for the convenience of parties and witnesses and in the interests of justice, orders otherwise, methods of discovery may be used in any sequence and the fact that a party is conducting discovery, whether by deposition or otherwise, shall not operate to delay any other party's discovery ...
Related Definitions opposing counsel means the outside trial counsel (including counsel of record) for the Party that will cross-examine the Witness. opposing counsel means counsel for the party that did not notice the remote deposition.
The Virginia Rules of Evidence recognize a broad definition of writings, including “letters, words, numbers, or their equivalent, set down by handwriting, typewriting, printing, photographing, magnetic impulse, mechanical or electrical recording, or other form of data compilation or preservation.” The best evidence ...
(a) General Principle. All relevant evidence is admissible, except as otherwise provided by the Constitution of the United States, the Constitution of Virginia, statute, Rules of the Supreme Court of Virginia, or other evidentiary principles. Evidence that is not relevant is not admissible.
Convicts as witnesses (Supreme Court Rule 9 derived from this section). A person convicted of a felony or perjury shall not be incompetent to testify, but the fact of conviction may be shown in evidence to affect his credit. Code 1950, § 19.1-265; 1960, c.
The best evidence rule is a legal principle that holds an original of a document as superior evidence. The rule specifies that secondary evidence, such as a copy or facsimile, will be not admissible if an original document exists and can be obtained.
