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NYSBA Attorney Professionalism Forum: Oh, What a Tangled Web We Weave, Counselor

In this compelling Attorney Professionalism Forum entry, a seasoned New York personal injury attorney shares a moment of unexpected courtroom crisis: a key eyewitness, previously fully mobile, arrives at trial in a wheelchair,faking a disability to appear more credible. With the jury watching and the judge urging him to proceed, the attorney must make an instant ethical decision.

Does a duty to the client override the duty of candor to the court? What responsibility does a lawyer bear when a witness, not the client, creates the deception?

This real-life scenario dives into the gray areas of trial advocacy, truth, and professional responsibility,raising vital questions for every practicing litigator.