DQ Case of the Week: Representing the “In-Spouse” and the Family Business
The disqualification case of the week involves conflicts in the representation of small businesses and divorcing spouses (particularly in community-property …
The disqualification case of the week involves conflicts in the representation of small businesses and divorcing spouses (particularly in community-property …
When a court orders disqualification, the court obviously has authority to enjoin the attorney or law firm from appearing before …
Two interesting cases came down last week from the California appellate courts. The first case involved a plaintiff who moved …
These two disqualification decisions come from the same federal district judge in the same week applying the same test — …
The disqualification case of the week involves a specific type of former client conflict of interest: when a lawyer is …
The disqualification case of the week involves a former client conflict of interest and the application of the substantial relationship …
The (non-)disqualification case of the week comes from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada and pertains …
The Georgia Court of Appeals this week published an opinion addressing two key issues in disqualification procedure: the timing of …
The issue of disqualification can irritate many lawyers and judges. For example, some fear that disqualification motions are invariably “tactical” …
The District Court of the Virgin Islands recently addressed, albeit briefly, the dueling standards as to whether screening incoming lateral …
The disqualification case of the week comes from the Supreme Court of Missouri and centers on the resilient appearance of …
The New York Supreme Court disqualified a close corporation’s general counsel this past week for, in essence, failing to ask: …
It has not been the best of times for Mayer Brown. Last week, the Second Circuit held its (and Simpson …
In criminal cases, a lawyer is typically in jeopardy of disqualification in the following four ethical dilemmas: (1) when the …
Duane Morris was recently reminded of the importance of erecting screens in a timely fashion. From 2008 to 2012, lawyers …
Prof. Robert Flannigan just published an insightful piece on UK disqualification practice. Perhaps unsurprisingly, solicitors face disqualification most commonly in …
The current client conflict of interest rules are (unsurprisingly) more restrictive than the former client conflicts of interest rules. This …
Lawyer disqualification issues normally do not end up in the Wall Street Journal (even on its law blog), but then …
A conflict with the interests of a former client is one of the most frequent bases for a disqualification motion. …
Lawyers for the medical marijuana industry have been the subject of ethics opinions (e.g., Ariz. Ethics Op. 11-01) and even …