DQ Case of the Week: Negotiating to Work for the Opposing Firm
This disqualification case of the week arose in bankruptcy court, in which some of the most daunting conflict of interest …
Personal Interest Conflict
DQ Digest: Inadvertent Disclosure, Qui Tam Relators, Witness Representation, Advance Waivers, and Federal Preemption
Five new and notable disqualification opinions were issued in the last two weeks. In order, they cover: (1) lawyers receiving …
DQ Case of the Week: Disqualification and Disgorgement for Bad Lawyering
The case of the week comes from bankruptcy court, where a chapter 7 trustee moved to disqualify counsel for the …
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 …
Disqualifying Arbitrators
Without purporting to cover arbitrator disqualification comprehensively in this single post, it highlights some general standards for disclosure and disqualification …
Personal Interest Conflicts
Lawyers find themselves in various forms of conflicts of interest arising from their personal interests. For example, lawyers have their …
Lawyer Disqualified for Attempting to Shift Sanctions to Client
The Washington Court of Appeals recently disqualified a lawyer, sua sponte, because the lawyer had argued on appeal that the …
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