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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. They are skilled in oral advocacy, presenting arguments persuasively in courtrooms, and cross-examining witnesses to establish their client’s positions.

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Reckoning: The Duty to Correct Under RPC 3.3

WA Bar News

In addition to triggering a range of human emotions, this uncomfortable discovery may also raise a duty to correct under the Rules of Professional Conduct, specifically RPC 3.3(a)(1): The facts involved need not be evidentiary facts in the sense that the lawyer would qualify as a witness in the proceeding concerned under ER 602.