(a) Lawyers shall stand when addressing the court or examining a witness. The rule may be waived if the lawyer is physically unable to stand or for other good cause.
(b) An attorney may not participate as an advocate in a trial in which the attorney has testified, unless permitted to do so by the Rules of Professional Conduct.
(c) No lawyer shall be compelled to testify in any case in which the lawyer represents a party unless the lawyer has been notified in writing at least thirty days in advance of trial in superior court and at least five days in advance of trial in circuit court-district division. The attorney shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard prior to the start of trial.
Comment
The provisions of Rule 36 are consistent with the General Rules