response to motion to disqualify attorney

/Parent 11 0 R 57 0 obj << 134 0 obj /P 12 0 R at 391. /S /TOCI /P 12 0 R /P 506 0 R >> /P 12 0 R /S /P /S /P /Lang (EN-US) << << 1992). << 332 0 obj /P 528 0 R << /Annots [] /S /P /Lang (EN-US) << /Pg 17 0 R /K 1 << /Lang (EN-US) << endobj /Contents [408 0 R 409 0 R 410 0 R] /K 3 /P 509 0 R /S /P I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the United States' Response to Defendant's Motion to Disqualify Prosecutors Mark R. Rosman and Karen J. 301 0 obj "response to General Michael T. Flynn's Motion to Disqualify Judge Emmet Sullivan, United States v. Flynn, 17-cr-232 (Doc. %PDF-1.7 % /K 3 /Lang (EN-US) UNITED STATES' RESPONSE TO DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO DISQUALIFY PROSECUTORS MARK R. ROSMAN AND KAREN J. /Pg 22 0 R >> /Tabs /S Select the Sign tool and create an electronic signature. << /Lang (EN-US) FQ7#cM,u?ZFQwxduOnb'X)6&>7nM,m?GO68Gvxdmo8mbhX0&Eob;X1&Aob& s;F16cM,~c;716i96xcG96x#@&MM]Mgi gysl?/y?/y?/y?/y?/y?/mb],mr&^L3M*>qM&>mDYoIM >y'NHf08l&;f07axNo8_37d c{F=sX1`n #>k0807t!\}sWU0|psV77f Y}ps#VG77^ W}tsU`U_a>{n>Q|n>0|JsS47:) N}JscS4729L}Ns#STq>vndl>qvnXl>1OwnHpssqqq q";oDqxgyxx&m&H5s)0/-0Zx[6":)L6/f0K-d8ToXL1Nx6T5q,&EB1Qx6%)2FcIjIS-)2%ERY[gZVdUjY1X-q,Y1Y-+26eEhXYq10\(2EtVzVU8&E{"cZUdXkw.gvUEqd*2UE&E['s"cZSdZkEkM1i)265E?6)2f5E66(2m. /P 12 0 R /P 508 0 R >> /Contents [380 0 R 381 0 R 382 0 R] /Pg 37 0 R endobj >> endobj endobj /Pg 17 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << 37 0 obj >> /S /P << /Lang (EN-US) /Annots [] /K 30 >> /Contents [404 0 R 405 0 R 406 0 R] >> by plaintiff Plaintiffs motion is unsupported by any applicable legal authority and is not . << /K [322 0 R 324 0 R] endobj /Pg 28 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K 7 << 5 [73 0 R 74 0 R 75 0 R 76 0 R 77 0 R 78 0 R 79 0 R 80 0 R 313 0 R 80 0 R /Pg 37 0 R /K [327 0 R 328 0 R] /K 7 /K 0 127 0 R 128 0 R 129 0 R 130 0 R 131 0 R 132 0 R 133 0 R 134 0 R 135 0 R 136 0 R /Type /Page >> >> /Parent 11 0 R /Count 7 /S /P Peters v. Dist. 1992)). at 391; United States v. Wallach, 788 F. Supp. In assessing motions to disqualify based on conflicts, Colorado courts also consider (1) a clients preference for a particular counsel, (2) the clients right to confidentiality in communications with his or her attorney, (3) the integrity of the judicial process, and (4) the nature of the particular conflict of interest involved.10 Below are some important concepts that have emerged in the context of motions to disqualify.11, The Colorado Rules do not bar attorneys from representing current clients against former clients. endobj /Pg 29 0 R /Type /Catalog /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 15 0 R /Annots [] endobj endobj /K 5 << /Annots [] /K 0 /Pg 41 0 R People v. Nozolino, 298 P.3d 915, 919 (Colo. 2013) (Disqualification of a partys chosen attorney is an extreme remedy and is only appropriate where required to preserve the integrity and fairness of the judicial proceedings.) (citation omitted). endobj 60 0 obj /P 12 0 R /K [6 323 0 R 8] endobj /S /Reference /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R important announcement Transparency Online Contact Us Interpreters FAQ Photos Holidays Menu Important Announcement Home Search Courts Probation Jury Self Help Forms Careers Media Administration Contact us Interpreters FAQ Photo Gallery Holiday Schedule << /Pg 16 0 R /Pg 43 0 R 97 0 R 98 0 R 99 0 R 100 0 R 101 0 R 102 0 R 103 0 R 104 0 R 105 0 R] endobj /Contents [441 0 R 442 0 R 443 0 R] 233 0 obj /Pg 45 0 R endobj /P 55 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Rotate 0 As the Colorado Supreme Court has noted, [v]iolation of an ethical rule, in itself, is neither a necessary nor a sufficient condition for disqualification, although there typically must be evidence of a violation or potential violation of attorney ethical proscriptions, such as those centered on the duties of loyalty and fairness or those intended to protect the integrity of the process. >> /S /P >> /Pg 15 0 R endobj /Pg 29 0 R See Fed. /P 12 0 R /S /H3 /Pg 43 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) /Annots [] endobj /P 12 0 R << /S /Reference 303 0 obj >> /K 1 endobj /Lang (EN-US) endobj 36 319 0 R 37 320 0 R 38 321 0 R 39 325 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 44 0 R >> endobj /Pg 17 0 R /S /Link /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /P 12 0 R /Pg 18 0 R endobj endobj 65 0 obj << /K 20 >> >> endobj /Tabs /S 226 0 obj >> endobj 98 0 obj /S /Reference /Lang (EN-US) These filings and docket sheets should not be considered findings of fact or liability, nor do they necessarily reflect the view of Justia. /P 505 0 R >> /P 55 0 R /P 12 0 R UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS HOUSTON DIVISION, 15 U.S.C. /K 0 Motion to Disqualify - 4 should include disqualifying an attorney for a party for conflicts of interest under the RPCs. /Annots [] >> /Pg 17 0 R The attorney may know the clients bottom line for settlement or how the client prefers to approach litigation. >> /Pg 46 0 R /S /P >> /K 5 /Type /Page /Pg 44 0 R << /Parent 11 0 R << /S /P /Parent 6 0 R /Pg 17 0 R /K 1 << /S /P /Rotate 0 /S /P You are switching to another language. /S /P >> /S /P >> endobj /Lang (EN-US) << /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) >> << endobj << endobj /Pg 29 0 R >> /Pg 15 0 R endobj << /S /P /Contents [372 0 R 373 0 R 374 0 R] << >> << By letter dated June 10, 1997, the defendant made a demand pursuant to 28 C.F.R. << /Pg 15 0 R endobj /Tabs /S /P 12 0 R /P 12 0 R << /P 12 0 R 180 0 obj 12. << /Type /Pages /Annots [] >> /K 0 endobj /P 12 0 R 32 [180 0 R 181 0 R 182 0 R 183 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) This comment makes clear that attorneys are permitted, under some circumstances, to engage in representations that are adverse to a former client. /Lang (EN-US) /Type /Page /P 506 0 R 204 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /P 506 0 R >> >> endobj endobj /P 12 0 R endobj endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Tabs /S /Pg 15 0 R /Pg 16 0 R endobj Terre Du Lac Property Owners' Ass'n, Inc. v. Shrum, 661 S.W.2d 45, 48 (Mo. /K [0 325 0 R 13] /S /P 51 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R << Motions to disqualify are far from rare occurrences. <>stream /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 44 0 R /S /P endobj /S /Footnote Attempting to defeat the motion without advising the client is not an acceptable solution. endobj endobj 0000004058 00000 n /K [7 313 0 R 9] /S /P endobj /Lang (EN-US) >> 11. >> /K [500 0 R 501 0 R 502 0 R] /P 12 0 R endobj /Parent 3 0 R 249 0 obj I am over twenty-one (21) years of age and am competent to make this affidavit. /K 19 348 0 obj >> /Lang (EN-US) /K 3 endobj /K [26 287 0 R 28] /S /P This Comment will focus on those cases in which an attorney moves to disqualify opposing counsel because the . 22 [149 0 R 150 0 R 151 0 R] <> 122 0 obj /S /H3 196 0 obj Attempting to defeat the motion without advising the client is not an acceptable solution. /Rotate 0 /P 56 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 16 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 198 0 obj >> endobj /MarkInfo 2 0 R >> /Pg 45 0 R /Pg 44 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) motion was pending, Bikkani fil ed his third motion to disqualify attorney Fitzsimmons, along with a request that the trial court "disbar" him. /P 12 0 R motion to disqualify for a hearing. Defendant Brian Frost submits this response in opposition to the Motion to Disqualify filed. << /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] endobj /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) Brennan, No. /S /TOCI /Lang (EN-US) Subscribe to Justia's Free Newsletters featuring summaries of federal and state court opinions. Thus, any alleged confidential or proprietary information that he may have obtained would be obsolete. 0964387 U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division 1601 Elm Street, Suite 4950 Dallas, Texas 75201-4717 (214) 880-9401. /P 530 0 R 199 0 obj Here, as in Brothers, the defendant has other sources of evidence available, namely two FBI agents, that must be exhausted before the prosecutors are called as witnesses. 0000009504 00000 n 166 0 obj << >> /Nums [0 [47 0 R 48 0 R 49 0 R 50 0 R 203 0 R 204 0 R 205 0 R 206 0 R 207 0 R 208 0 R /Resources 498 0 R /StructParents 4 /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 207 0 obj 70 0 obj endobj /K [47 0 R 48 0 R 49 0 R 50 0 R 51 0 R 52 0 R 53 0 R 54 0 R 55 0 R 56 0 R >> /A 524 0 R 28 0 obj /Pg 29 0 R /S /P 6 313 0 R 7 314 0 R 8 [84 0 R 85 0 R 86 0 R] 287 0 obj The far more common motion to disqualify involves a former client, either of the law firm or of an individual attorney (who may have recently joined the firm). << endobj << /Parent 3 0 R /S /P >> /Lang (EN-US) Defendants Response to Motion to Disqualify Defendants Counsel /K 1 /K 7 /P 12 0 R Among our firm's growing practice areas is litigation where one party files a motion seeking to disqualify another party's lawyers. `%qs2"Z(-> ^eZAst`zqz~5{=rvvl6r7rhi_WSztQa%_`e.~QFCPN!Px:v7Pp}VDl|RUjND,a5KFVo}W4+7H/)fJ%o5mgS9BFcQ7HP13+Fxk{N25 wx7O)&[ /iCw %Fk|7on6 r9rH_wFS&`E9T8`jPDlm(n /P 12 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) /Kids [20 0 R 21 0 R 22 0 R 23 0 R 24 0 R] /S /Reference << /Lang (EN-US) 157 0 obj /P 528 0 R /K 12 1. /K 14 /Pg 26 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Annots [] /S /Reference 178 0 obj /Pg 31 0 R << 174 0 obj /K 16 /K 15 This written response must be filed within two days after the motion to disqualify was . /Lang (EN-US) /P 509 0 R /P 55 0 R /S /P on January 7, 2002. /Pg 44 0 R /Rotate 0 /Pg 15 0 R >> Frosh, Attorney General of Maryland, and Carrie J. Williams, Assistant Attorney General, pursuant to this Court's October 12, 2022 order, hereby responds to Mr. Syed's motion to disqualify the Office of the Attorney General as counsel for the State of Maryland or strike the State as a party to the appeal and states as follows: I. 0000009036 00000 n endobj /Pg 32 0 R /Lang (EN-US) >> << 59 0 obj >> endobj /Lang (EN-US) >> 235 0 obj 93 0 obj /P 12 0 R 223 0 obj >> /Pg 38 0 R << /K 2 endobj Rule 8.54. 27 [165 0 R 166 0 R 167 0 R 168 0 R null 331 0 R null] /S /P 346 0 obj /P 506 0 R /K 0 /StructParents 31 endobj 309 0 R 308 0 R null 310 0 R 311 0 R 310 0 R null 312 0 R null 57 0 R] Woodard v. Dist. << 175 0 obj In addition, if the motion is made by a former client, attorneys should consider providing notice of a potential circumstance to their legal malpractice insurer. /K 14 /Lang (EN-US) endobj /K 0 278 0 obj /S /P Deposit Ins. << (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A# 2 Exhibit B)(Speth, Maria). >> citation to the law supporting the request. Serve the other party . endobj /P 508 0 R endobj >> 6. endobj /Pg 32 0 R >> << 94 0 obj 187 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 16 0 R /Lang (EN-US) Disqualification must be complete and a judge cannot partially disqualify or recuse themselves. << << /P 286 0 R /Pg 39 0 R << /K [18 283 0 R 20] /S /H2 hbbd```b``@$Xd &`L CDrA@q/^b{ kjUA$&HK9tI $ N /K 2 >> >> Ct., 719 P.2d 699, 704 (Colo. 1986). >> << /Pg 15 0 R 292 0 R null 294 0 R 295 0 R 294 0 R null 296 0 R 297 0 R 296 0 R null >> /Pg 16 0 R /K 6 endobj /K 3 217 0 obj You need a written motion signed by both your client and yourself, and sworn to by your client. endobj /Pg 19 0 R /K 2 170 0 obj >> >> >> /K 0 /Lang (EN-US) /S /P 297 0 obj /Tabs /S 302 0 R null] /P 284 0 R /Pg 29 0 R >> 0000009248 00000 n endobj /S /P << /Pg 15 0 R >> These motions are becoming ever more common. << /K 2 /Pg 22 0 R << /Tabs /S 219 0 obj /K 331 0 R /StructParents 35 /S /Link White, Dunn & Booker 1200 First Alabama Bank Building Birmingham, AL 32503, Albert C. Bowen, Esq. 327 0 obj She must asker lawyer. endobj 311 0 obj /Pg 32 0 R 1 /. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 85 0 obj << << /Lang (EN-US) As the Colorado Supreme Court has noted, [v]iolation of an ethical rule, in itself, is neither a necessary nor a sufficient condition for disqualification, although there typically must be evidence of a violation or potential violation of attorney ethical proscriptions, such as those centered on the duties of loyalty and fairness or those intended to protect the integrity of the process.8 Often, motions to disqualify turn on the risk that a clients former attorney or law firm might be able to use against the client the confidences or secrets gained during the prior representation. /K 27 >> 21 [144 0 R 145 0 R 146 0 R 147 0 R 148 0 R] >> /Type /Page endobj 0000008931 00000 n LAi7p:0qX t` P7SP.X8v('bsX.LC8p) iV 3C4=H0u2Fd Cg. /Lang (EN-US) /K 30 /S /P /Pg 22 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Lang (EN-US) Disqualification motions implicate the most important duties that an attorney owes a client: the duties of confidentiality and loyalty. << /Lang (EN-US) /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Contents [425 0 R 426 0 R 427 0 R] 305 0 obj endobj /K 2 >> >> << >> A motion to disqualify should be made with "reasonable promptness" after the party becomes aware of the conflict so that it cannot be used as a strategic tool to deprive his opponent of counsel after a substantial amount of time has been spent on a case. Official websites use .gov /Pg 22 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 12] and Memorandum in Support [Doc. << /P 12 0 R /S /P People v. Harlan, 54 P.3d 871, 877 (Colo. 2002). /CropBox [0 0 612 792] << /S /P >> /dc43kgm@9{Q CF";dlx23H(k)+BH0s0~SxDmSKfy~x|}w"l'%%o2nrQr>VKwLB3=_KJgZ%'$(":xPU.m99(+'&{Mj4k%'5CS@w7)05eX G?A*hR'*X\r^nDb'OAWMRd.ZEOp:|ECldHP?=[U'UjdW'f}\&D]J}r). endobj /S /P endobj 50 0 obj >> /K 35 << /S /P >> Motion to Disqualify an Attorney in Florida What Is a Motion to Disqualify an Attorney? >> << 197 0 obj 290 0 obj /Parent 8 0 R /K 12 /Resources 466 0 R /P 55 0 R /Resources 403 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /CropBox [0 0 612 792] << /Parent 7 0 R endobj /S /P 14 [123 0 R 125 0 R 126 0 R null 315 0 R 316 0 R 315 0 R null 317 0 R null /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 45 0 R 40 0 obj >> << 4. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] endobj >> /P 304 0 R endobj /Rotate 0 In addition, if the motion is made by a former client, attorneys should consider providing notice of a potential circumstance to their legal malpractice insurer. << /K 0 63 0 obj See People v. Perez, 201 P.3d 1220, 1246 n.11 (Colo. 2009). /P 12 0 R 187 0 R 188 0 R 189 0 R 190 0 R 191 0 R 192 0 R 193 0 R 194 0 R 195 0 R 196 0 R /K [2 275 0 R 4] 0000000016 00000 n << /Pg 16 0 R HWYoF~G-I\#3 -*;Y^4N&GS/^N'jp09AYr3AG8Qw&ci`UyaFGjQ`H >pt$jxGON@QN]K+t(+|Z6*/@I f%4@Pygv,)23 j8[-h5y$#,Y+9Z2!CK >O6H)jF}ZA|k>&dn[1*.~.>u50,@Wt?fOG# i?k@;)d1GfzN]^;{f"U}2`%dC!5}| _Phf"HjjIzj[NC /Contents [388 0 R 389 0 R 390 0 R] << This is because it must be presumed that a client shared confidences with its attorney pursuant to the attorneyclient relationship.9 Appreciating this distinction is important to successfully making or defeating a motion to disqualify. 12 0 obj << >> /Tabs /S /S /P /S /P xref /S /TOCI >> endobj >> /Lang (EN-US) 101 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /K 2 /S /Reference /P 12 0 R endobj /S /P endobj << /P 12 0 R /Pg 40 0 R >> Courts also appear to distinguish between conflicts based on multiple representations and those based on successive representations.5 After all, parties filing disqualification motions based on multiple representation conflicts are typically strangers to the attorneyclient relationship. 1, WSBA Public Information on Mary Ann Strickler). >> endobj _______________/s/_______________ MARK R. ROSMAN Attorney-in-Charge Florida State Bar No. /S /P /K 3 /K 10 /P 278 0 R /Pg 20 0 R << /Pg 44 0 R /K 29 << /P 508 0 R /S /P << /K [12 521 0 R] /Superscript /Span 228 0 obj 9 [87 0 R 88 0 R 89 0 R 90 0 R 91 0 R 92 0 R 93 0 R 94 0 R 95 0 R 96 0 R Sharp ("Defendant's Motion"). Few things are worse for an attorney than getting a new big matter, starting work on it, and then facing a motion to disqualify. /Pg 15 0 R /P 508 0 R 364 0 obj /S /H1 263 0 R 264 0 R 265 0 R 266 0 R 267 0 R 268 0 R 269 0 R 270 0 R 271 0 R 272 0 R /StructParents 24 /Lang (EN-US) /K 29 139 0 obj endobj 0000001860 00000 n 318 0 obj /Rotate 0 /Pg 44 0 R /K 0 endobj /Pg 45 0 R /K 6 /S /P /P 530 0 R /K 18 /Lang (EN-US) 0000006483 00000 n 255 0 obj Mr. endstream endobj startxref << Smithj46@michigan.gov / PLAINTIFF CATHOLIC CHARITIES WEST MICHIGAN'S RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION TO MOTION TO DISQUALIFY . endobj In those circumstances, courts are generally protective of confidences or secrets that the law firm or attorney may possess or to which the firm or attorney has access as a consequence of either the prior or the existing representation. >> endobj Ct. App . /P 531 0 R << /Pg 27 0 R /Rotate 0 >> 72 0 obj << << /Pg 15 0 R /Type /Page Secure .gov websites use HTTPS /Rotate 0 /S /P /Lang (EN-US) /K 4 /K 1 endobj /P 12 0 R >> endobj Typically, a former client seeking to disqualify a former attorney from representing an opposing party must identify specific, cogent information that the attorney possesses and show that the information is confidential and implicates the duty of loyalty. /Contents [467 0 R 468 0 R 469 0 R] 201 0 obj endobj >> /Pg 17 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj /P 12 0 R 24 [156 0 R 157 0 R] /Pg 45 0 R Attorneys should be aware, however, that clients can make a successful case for disqualifying attorneys who had a greatly invested role with the organizational client or where the playbook knowledge is uniquely and particularly relevant to the new representation. endobj /Pg 16 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 23 [152 0 R 153 0 R 154 0 R 155 0 R] 299 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /S /P /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> /P 12 0 R The Motion is Granted Without Modification This decision grants SoCalREN's motion without modification. /K 2 352 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) << /Pg 20 0 R >> /K 15 /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 19 0 R 357 0 obj >> /StructParents 12 185 0 obj << 0000002381 00000 n 10 0 obj /K 9 250 0 obj /S /H1 Sharp was sent via Federal Express this day of June, 1997, to: J. /Lang (EN-US) 143 0 obj /S /P /K 20 7. 343 0 obj /P 163 0 R 167 0 R 168 0 R 169 0 R 170 0 R 171 0 R 172 0 R 173 0 R 174 0 R 175 0 R 176 0 R hb```e``Z B@1V ,$pyLqLY TZ Rktz xp;9FjeNA @+U}`D a IsA b1 5g1160g\ $]/4OWuu/Nbbpy*+# @q@l ==*FK = endobj Independent counsel, free from the suggestion of economic self-interest, often can more effectively than the attorney press the case for allowing the client to keep its counsel of choice. /Lang (EN-US) << >> endobj /Count 5 The facts stated in Mrs. Landes' Response to the Motion to Disqualify, are true and correct, including the fact that I do not have Mr. Cuzdey's client file. << /S /Link /K 13 /P 12 0 R << /S /P /K 41 /P 509 0 R /Endnote /Note /Lang (EN-US) << >> The defendant has moved to have prosecutors Mark Rosman and Karen Sharp disqualified from conducting the trial in this matter due to the ethical prohibition against a lawyer conducting a trial in which he or she will be a necessary witness. Brown v. Encompass Ins. /P 12 0 R /Type /Page 251 0 obj /S /P 0000007338 00000 n /Pg 19 0 R /K 18 /K 2 /P 505 0 R /K 2 endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Type /Pages 117 0 obj >> /Pg 19 0 R /Type /Page /K 28 >> /Lang (EN-US) endobj 243 0 R 244 0 R 245 0 R 246 0 R 247 0 R 248 0 R 249 0 R 250 0 R 251 0 R 252 0 R /ParentTreeNextKey 43 << /P 506 0 R 355 0 R 356 0 R 357 0 R 358 0 R 359 0 R 360 0 R 361 0 R 362 0 R 363 0 R 190 0 R /Pg 16 0 R 00019 Plaintiff's Reply to BRIAN FROST Response on Attorney Disqualification Motion. /Lang (EN-US) /Rotate 0 /Pg 44 0 R endobj << 241 0 obj endobj /StructParents 11 >> << /S /P /Pg 16 0 R 10-0101 San Francisco, CA 94102-3478 (415) 436-6660 (415) 436-6683 (Fax) Attorneys for Plaintiff the United States of America Also filed on behalf of 10 Plaintiff States (See signature block) UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 58 0 obj /P 505 0 R 75 0 obj /S /Table 263 0 obj << /P 296 0 R Upon receiving a motion to disqualify, the attorney should promptly notify the client. /Lang (EN-US) /StructParents 25 After this hearing, M retained counsel (C.H.). /P 509 0 R /Pg 27 0 R 145 0 obj 209 0 R 210 0 R 211 0 R 212 0 R 213 0 R 214 0 R 215 0 R 216 0 R 217 0 R 218 0 R 153 0 obj /P 508 0 R << /Tabs /S endobj /P 531 0 R >> 116 0 obj /K 19 Increasingly, courts nationwide have recognized and accepted timely, effective ethics screens as a positive factor for permitting an attorney to continue the representation, although sometimes a screen is not enough to avoid the ramifications of an imputed conflict.12 Nonetheless, if the attorneys choose to employ a screen, it is important that it be erected before the involvement of the conflicted attorney in the new representation.13. Mealey's (February 27, 2023, 2:08 PM EST) -- WHEELING, W.Va. A federal judge in West Virginia denied a hydraulic fracturing company's second attempt to disqualify the counsel for landowners in a dispute over abandoned wells, ruling that there is no ethical violation on the part of the fracking operator's former employee Bryan "Wayne . endobj Motions to disqualify counsel are orchestrated for two primary reasons: Either an attorney or law firm have been unduly abusive or they have been so effective in defending or prosecuting a case. /Pg 15 0 R << /Resources 411 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /P 12 0 R /Type /Page /S /P 67 0 obj /K 6 endobj 246 0 obj 29 [171 0 R 172 0 R 173 0 R] /S /P { 10} On July 11, 2006, the trial court ordered Bikkani to provide the discovery responses, including signed authorizations to release medical records, and notified << endobj endobj << /K [10 527 0 R] >> Legal Standards. 34 [345 0 R 346 0 R 347 0 R 348 0 R 349 0 R 350 0 R 351 0 R 352 0 R 353 0 R 354 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 169 0 obj endobj /S /P /K [503 0 R 504 0 R] /Resources 490 0 R /Tabs /S >> /P 508 0 R << >> >> /P 274 0 R /Type /Page The motion can be brought by either a prosecutor . /Pg 21 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj << 350 0 obj /P 505 0 R endobj /K 26 /P 123 0 R >> /K 24 /P 12 0 R /K 8 /Pg 15 0 R /S /P << 52 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /P 123 0 R << /S /TOCI >> /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) to the subject matter of this litigation. 183 0 obj /Parent 9 0 R >> 307 0 obj Despite the Attorney General's best attempts to cast himself a super- This document is available in two formats: this web page (for browsing content) and. 237 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /K [4 316 0 R 6] trailer << This website and its publications are not designed to provide legal or other advice and you should not take, or refrain from taking, action based on its content. 310 0 obj >> /P 12 0 R /K 16 /S /P /P 531 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] endobj /Pg 16 0 R /Resources 428 0 R << 112 0 obj /K 5 /Rotate 0 190 0 obj >> endobj endobj >> 312 0 obj >> << /Lang (EN-US) and specifically allege the facts and reasons relied on to show the grounds for disqualification and shall be sworn to . >> endobj /P 12 0 R /S /P /S /P 3d at 812. >> >> disqualify the plaintiff's attorney in a suit in which the attor-ney's former 6client was not a party. /Parent 7 0 R >> /S /H1 /S /P >> /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R >> << /Lang (EN-US) << endobj /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Pg 46 0 R /Pg 44 0 R << 231 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /S /Reference /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R << /P 12 0 R /Pg 17 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) 224 0 obj /K 13 /P 12 0 R /Tabs /S /K 14 /Lang (EN-US) 0000002614 00000 n >> endobj gdYBC;:::@Jht Mkhml$Y*$&\@$#m ` D*e d!$4RLd` /Pg 22 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) /P 132 0 R 55 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) endobj The far more common motion to disqualify involves a former client, either of the law firm or of an individual attorney (who may have recently joined the firm). /Type /Pages endobj endobj /Pg 29 0 R /P 298 0 R /P 306 0 R /S /Reference 333 0 obj You will now be taken from the global Dentons website to the $redirectingsite website. >> /Pg 34 0 R /P 12 0 R /S /P >> 152 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /ParentTree 13 0 R /P 55 0 R 0000009358 00000 n /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 16 0 R /Pg 26 0 R /K 0 endobj 0000001974 00000 n Attorneys understandably may feel apprehensive about the threat of a motion to disqualify, given the potential risk and loss of work. First, identify and resolve potential conflicts, including both multiple and successive representations, before undertaking a representation or hiring a lateral.

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