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What Is a Litigator? And the Differences From a Lawyer

CaseFox

Litigators conduct thorough legal research , draft pleadings and motions, and engage in pre-trial procedures like discovery. Their focus is on advocating for clients in trials, hearings, and settlement negotiations. Litigators are skilled in gathering evidence, conducting depositions, and cross-examining witnesses effectively.

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Reckoning: The Duty to Correct Under RPC 3.3

WA Bar News

Some, like pleadings, are governed by specific standards of lawyer personal knowledge that, although prohibiting lawyers from knowingly offering false evidence, recognize that litigation inherently involves a clash of competing narratives. on meritorious claims and contentions, and court rules, such as CR 11(a) governing pleading standards.