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Discovery From Former Attorney About Disputed Quid Pro Quo Offer to Opponent

E-Discovery LLC

11, 2024), involved a request for discovery from a former Town attorney concerning an offer that he allegedly made to plaintiffs. The court: set out the governing standard for discovery from an attorney and, denied a request to depose the attorney; but, authorized a limited interrogatory to him. Albra , 2024 WL 4471672 (S.D.N.Y.

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What Is a Litigator? And the Differences From a Lawyer

CaseFox

They work closely with clients to assess the strengths and weaknesses of their cases, develop legal strategies, and gather evidence to support their arguments. Litigators conduct thorough legal research , draft pleadings and motions, and engage in pre-trial procedures like discovery.

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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. 2 Some are in briefs, while others are made in open court. and the withdrawal rule, RPC 1.16.