An attorney at a law firm was hired to represent a client involved in a car accident. after reading the police report, the attorney realized that a partner in his law firm was a witness to the accident. the attorney interviewed the partner and concluded that the partner's version of the accident significantly undermined his client's position. consequently, although the attorney did not plan to call the partner to testify, the attorney anticipated that the opposing party was likely to do so. had the partner rather than the attorney been asked by the client to represent her, the partner would have been required by the conflict rules to decline. is the attorney subject to disqualification from representing the client?
(a) yes, because the partner could not have represented the client.
(b) yes, because an attorney must withdraw if he or another attorney at his firm may be a witness at a trial in which the attorney acts as an advocate.
(c) no, because the attorney did not plan to call the partner as a witness.
(d) no, because an attorney may serve as an advocate in a trial in which another attorney in his firm is likely to testify.

An artist entered into a written agreement to sell a patron a partially finished painting once it was complete. the patron later learned that the artist planned to sell the painting to a third party who offered to pay the artist more than the contract price. the patron filed suit to compel the artist to sell the painting to her in accord with the terms of their agreement, while the artist denied that the painting the artist planned to sell to the third party was the subject of the agreement with the patron. at trial, the patron did not introduce the written agreement or explain its absence. rather, the patron sought to testify that, when she signed the agreement, the artist had pointed to the painting in question and stated that it was the patron’s painting. the artist’s attorney objected to the testimony that the artist identified the painting as belonging to the patron. how should the court rule? asustain the objection, because the artist’s statement was hearsay. bsustain the objection, because the patron failed to produce the written agreement or explain its absence. coverrule the objection, because the statement is not hearsay. doverrule the objection, because the statement was relevant.

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