Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 7.1 addresses the requirement for parties in federal civil litigation to disclose any corporate parent or publicly held corporation that owns 10% or more of the party's stock.
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.
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.
Rule 3.7 - Lawyer As Witness (a) A lawyer shall not act as an advocate in an adversarial proceeding in which the lawyer is likely to be a necessary witness except where: (1) the testimony relates to an uncontested issue; (2) the testimony relates to the nature and value of legal services rendered in the case; or (3) ...
Rule 4.2 of the Virginia Rules of Professional Conduct states that: Page 2 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 ...
Rule . Reply. Responding to new matter. If a pleading, motion or affirmative defense sets up new matter and contains words expressly requesting a reply, the adverse party shall within 21 days file a reply admitting or denying such new matter.
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 ...
Within our legal practice, we hold the autonomy to accept or refuse client representation. This decision is often guided by numerous crucial considerations pertaining to our ethical and professional obligations, potential conflicts of interest, and the substantive evaluation of the cases presented before us.
Undisclosed conflicts of interest are also unethical, as are any illegal or unscrupulous activities, such as suppression of evidence or misleading statements made to courts.
Lawyer fears may be described in a variety of ways, but most (or all) are ultimately the fear of mistakes. We don't want to appear foolish or incompetent, and we certainly don't want to cause a bad outcome.