(a) Attorney as witness: (1) A covered attorney shall not act as advocate at a trial in which the covered attorney is likely to be a necessary witness except when:
(i) The testimony relates to an uncontested issue;
(ii) The testimony relates to the nature and quality of legal services rendered in the case; or
(iii) Disqualification of the covered attorney would work substantial hardship on the client.
(2) A covered attorney may act as advocate in a trial in which another attorney in the covered attorney's office is likely to be called as a witness, unless precluded from doing so by Sec. 776.26 or Sec. 776.28 of this part.
(b) [Reserved]