Mar. 5, 2025
Lessons from the court for avoiding disqualification based on past representations
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John B. Sullivan
Partner
Long & Levit LLP
Email: jsullivan@longlevit.com
John handles professional liability cases, attorney fee disputes, partnership disputes, and state bar disciplinary matters. He also serves as the Chair of BASF's Legal Malpractice Section.
Sarah Baig
Long & Levit, LLP
Conflicts, including claims based on past representations, continue to be a leading cause of claims against attorneys.
California Rule of Professional Conduct 1.9(a) governs conflicts between an attorney and his or her former client. It provides "[a] lawyer who has formerly represented a client in a matter shall not thereafter represent another person* in the same or a substantially related matter in which that person's* interests are materially adverse to the interests o...
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