Section 11.307 - Practitioner as witness(a) A practitioner shall not act as advocate at a proceeding before a tribunal in which the practitioner is likely to be a necessary witness unless:(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) Disqualification of the practitioner would work substantial hardship on the client.(b) A practitioner may act as advocate in a proceeding before a tribunal in which another practitioner in the practitioner's firm is likely to be called as a witness unless precluded from doing so by §§ 11.107 or 11.109 .