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 …
Former Client Conflict of Interest
The Long (or Short) Arm of Disqualification Jurisdiction
When a court orders disqualification, the court obviously has authority to enjoin the attorney or law firm from appearing before …
DQ Case(s) of the Week: Standing and Joint Representation
Two interesting cases came down last week from the California appellate courts. The first case involved a plaintiff who moved …
DQ Case of the Week: A Tale of Two Substantial Relationships
These two disqualification decisions come from the same federal district judge in the same week applying the same test — …
DQ Case of the Week: When Lawyers Attack Their Prior Work
The disqualification case of the week involves a specific type of former client conflict of interest: when a lawyer is …
DQ Case of the Week: The Substantial Relationship of Two Attorneys
The disqualification case of the week involves a former client conflict of interest and the application of the substantial relationship …
DQ Case of the Week: Post-Conviction Conflicts of Interest
The (non-)disqualification case of the week comes from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada and pertains …
DQ Case of the Week: Interlocutory Appeals and Procedural Protections
The Georgia Court of Appeals this week published an opinion addressing two key issues in disqualification procedure: the timing of …
Disqualification Retaliation: Sanctions for Seeking or Defending Disqualification
The issue of disqualification can irritate many lawyers and judges. For example, some fear that disqualification motions are invariably “tactical” …
DQ Case of the Week: Dueling Standards for Screening Laterals
The District Court of the Virgin Islands recently addressed, albeit briefly, the dueling standards as to whether screening incoming lateral …
DQ Case of the Week: The Down-But-Not-Out Appearance of Impropriety Standard
The disqualification case of the week comes from the Supreme Court of Missouri and centers on the resilient appearance of …
DQ Case of the Week: Outside General Counsel DQed for Representing Corporation and Shareholders in Close Corp Dispute
The New York Supreme Court disqualified a close corporation’s general counsel this past week for, in essence, failing to ask: …
DQ Case of the Week: Mayer Brown Tested (and Ultimately Failed) the Limits of Implied Waiver
It has not been the best of times for Mayer Brown. Last week, the Second Circuit held its (and Simpson …
Disqualifying Criminal Defense Counsel
In criminal cases, a lawyer is typically in jeopardy of disqualification in the following four ethical dilemmas: (1) when the …
A Timely Reminder of the Importance of Timely Screening
Duane Morris was recently reminded of the importance of erecting screens in a timely fashion. From 2008 to 2012, lawyers …
Lawyer Disqualification in the UK
Prof. Robert Flannigan just published an insightful piece on UK disqualification practice. Perhaps unsurprisingly, solicitors face disqualification most commonly in …
Dropping a Client Like a “Hot Potato”
The current client conflict of interest rules are (unsurprisingly) more restrictive than the former client conflicts of interest rules. This …
Lawyer Disqualification Makes the Wall Street Journal–Thrice
Lawyer disqualification issues normally do not end up in the Wall Street Journal (even on its law blog), but then …
Former Client Conflicts
A conflict with the interests of a former client is one of the most frequent bases for a disqualification motion. …
Medical Marijuana, Right to Counsel, and Standards of Review in Disqualification Cases
Lawyers for the medical marijuana industry have been the subject of ethics opinions (e.g., Ariz. Ethics Op. 11-01) and even …
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