This division imposes an equal duty on each party to disclose the list of witnesses that will be called at trial. It prohibits counsel from commenting on the witness lists but does not prohibit the commenting upon the absence or presence of a witness relevant to the proceeding.
Rule 1.16 is labeled “Declining or Terminating Representation” and discusses both when a lawyer may withdraw from representation (leaving one's client in the middle of a complex litigation without counsel is frowned upon) and under what circumstances they must withdraw from representation.
R. 1.16 Declining or Terminating Representation, which distinguishes scenarios where a lawyer must withdraw or decline representation from when the lawyer may withdraw from representation. The rule also specifies that a local court (or tribunal) may set its own rules for withdrawal if there is a pending proceeding.
Further, where a POA is used in a real estate transaction in Ohio, the document has to be recorded and notarized. Although filing a POA with a local county recorder is not necessary in Ohio State law, parties are usually advised to do so to support the document's validity.
Rule 1.6 - Confidentiality of Information (a) A lawyer shall not reveal information relating to the representation of a client, including information protected by the attorney-client privilege under applicable law, unless the client gives informed consent, the disclosure is impliedly authorized in order to carry out ...
Sometimes the attorney is the one who feels that the client and the lawyer should no longer work together. When this happens, the attorney “withdraws” from the case and terminates the relationship and ceases to represent the client.
A participant can leave a research study at any time. When withdrawing from the study, the participant should let the research team know that they wish to withdraw. A participant may provide the research team with the reason(s) for leaving the study, but is not required to provide their reason.