Focus (Forum & Focus)
Jun. 19, 2008
A California Screen Play?
California's Rules of Professional Responsibility and the cases interpreting them determine when an attorney and/or an entire firm must be disqualified, writes John A. Sturgeon. - Focus Column
By John A. Sturgeon
This article appears on Page 7
You have just moved to a new firm. A new client offers you a big case where you will represent the defendant. The client tells you the names of parties that are involved, and you gladly accept, subject to a conflict search. Good heavens! The search shows that an office of your former firm has represented the plaintiff in the new case in a similar matter. Does t...
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