<< 16.21 et seq. /Lang (EN-US) /K 35 /P 12 0 R endobj /P 12 0 R /S /P /Pg 25 0 R 191 0 obj Under the Colorado Rules of Professional Conduct (Colorado Rules or Colo. RCP), an attorney must safeguard client confidences and secrets, subject to a few exceptions.2 The attorney is also obligated to elevate the clients interests above the interests of the attorney and the law firm. /P 12 0 R endobj 3d at 812. /Parent 10 0 R 0000002381 00000 n >> /P 124 0 R 309 0 R 308 0 R null 310 0 R 311 0 R 310 0 R null 312 0 R null 57 0 R] >> /Lang (EN-US) /P 506 0 R /P 12 0 R /P 508 0 R 62 0 obj /P 528 0 R /P 12 0 R The State filed a response to the motion, see id. 117 0 obj /K 3 /P 509 0 R /K [16 518 0 R] /K 0 . /Pg 15 0 R /Lang (EN-US) xref /Rotate 0 /P 55 0 R << /K 1 /Tabs /S >> /K 1 /Lang (EN-US) As noted, this order addresses . /S /P /K [4 316 0 R 6] /Pg 15 0 R << /P 12 0 R >> << /Annots [] >> >> >> >> 351 0 obj endobj /Pg 44 0 R 299 0 obj /P 12 0 R /Type /Page /Rotate 0 300 0 obj /Parent 7 0 R 56 0 obj /K 10 /Lang (EN-US) /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Chart /Figure 255 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<9A3F555EF45C79488712E0D1EABAE832>]/Index[233 34]/Info 232 0 R/Length 107/Prev 253809/Root 234 0 R/Size 267/Type/XRef/W[1 3 1]>>stream >> /Lang (EN-US) endobj /Pg 32 0 R endobj /P 300 0 R 467 0 obj /K 28 /S /P /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. /K 13 /P 531 0 R /P 55 0 R /S /P /K 2 /K 34 /P 12 0 R /K 40 /Tabs /S << /Contents [487 0 R 488 0 R 489 0 R] >> /K 8 /P 12 0 R _______________/s/_______________ MARK R. ROSMAN Attorney-in-Charge Florida State Bar No. /Resources 470 0 R Because there are other witnesses available to testify, there is no compelling need to put the prosecuting attorneys on the stand to testify. /Annots [457 0 R 458 0 R] endobj >> /Annots [] /Pg 17 0 R endobj NME's motion was based on the confidences that it had imparted to the attorney in the prior representation under a joint defense agreement. /Resources 387 0 R 345 0 obj >> 213 0 obj << endobj /P 12 0 R /S /P endobj endobj /K 10 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 /Pg 16 0 R << /P 506 0 R /Resources 411 0 R /P 294 0 R 149 0 obj /Pg 20 0 R /S /TOCI << /Pg 44 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << /Pg 16 0 R /P 12 0 R << /S /TOCI << /Pg 27 0 R /Parent 10 0 R 13 0 obj 77 0 R 78 0 R 79 0 R 80 0 R 81 0 R 82 0 R 83 0 R 84 0 R 85 0 R 86 0 R >> /S /P Because motions to disqualify seek to deprive the opposing /K 30 /Lang (EN-US) endobj 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. >> 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. << /PageLayout /OneColumn /Lang (EN-US) 65 0 obj /Pg 16 0 R /P 508 0 R /Pg 33 0 R /K 1 91 0 obj /P 12 0 R Serve the other party . endobj /Lang (EN-US) endobj endobj /Pg 45 0 R /Pg 45 0 R /P 531 0 R /StructParents 3 /Pg 16 0 R /K [2 329 0 R 9 330 0 R 11] << . >> 3 Rules 4-1.6, 4-1.7, and 4-1.9 of the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar generally govern in attorney conflict of interest disqualification matters. 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. endobj /Pg 16 0 R /P 12 0 R DONE AND ENTERED THIS _________ day of ____________ , 1997. 83 0 obj endobj /S /P endobj 225 0 obj /P 508 0 R << /StructTreeRoot 4 0 R 0000002515 00000 n Case 2:19-cv-11661-DPH-DRG ECF No. /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /Tabs /S /S /H3 endobj endobj /K 7 /S /P 296 0 obj /P 12 0 R endobj 177 0 obj /S /P /K 1 /S /P 116 0 obj endobj /Lang (EN-US) /S /P Response to Motion to Disqualify Counsel and Law Firm [Doc. 18 0 obj /Tabs /S /Pg 15 0 R See. /P 12 0 R >> /Annots [] 371 FILED 6/23/97. << 90 0 obj /Pg 18 0 R /K 5 /Annots [] /K 39 244 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 45 0 R 361 0 obj /Pg 18 0 R /P 12 0 R endobj /Tabs /S << /Pg 37 0 R Attempting to defeat the motion without advising the client is not an acceptable solution. /Pg 37 0 R >> >> endobj /S /P endobj 294 0 obj 0000001952 00000 n endobj specifies the date, time, and location where the hearing will take place, spells out what the party is requesting, and gives a . /S /P << 53 0 obj 273 0 R 52 0 R 53 0 R] >> /Type /StructTreeRoot << endobj /K [304 0 R 306 0 R 308 0 R 310 0 R 312 0 R] >> 88 0 obj >> >> endobj /Pg 15 0 R /S /H1 >> endobj P.O. /Parent 11 0 R << /Pg 15 0 R /S /P /Lang (EN-US) 68 0 obj /P 163 0 R 326 0 obj %PDF-1.7 % /S /Reference /Lang (EN-US) endobj /S /P /Pg 34 0 R /K 12 /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 222 0 obj 194 0 obj /S /P << /Resources 375 0 R 201 0 obj endobj /Annots [] /Pg 17 0 R /Annots [] /S /Reference v. Archer-Daniels-Midland Co., No. << /StructParents 20 /Type /Pages >> /K 1 /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 15 0 R >> 6. /Type /Pages << /P 12 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) According to the Colorado Supreme Court, however, a court may not disqualify counsel on the basis of speculation or conjecture.. 105 0 obj By far the majority of successful motions to disqualify are brought on the basis of a conflict of interest with a former or concurrent client or imputation, but attorneys should also be aware that successful motions to disqualify have been brought on the following bases, among others: (1) lawyer as witness, (2) appearance of impropriety, (3) receipt of confidential data, (4) personal interest, (5) violation of the no contact rules, and (6) misconduct with a witness. /Kids [35 0 R 36 0 R 37 0 R 38 0 R 39 0 R] /P 12 0 R In Brothers, the defendants tried to disqualify the prosecuting attorneys for being potential trial witnesses because the prosecutors had participated in a meeting in which the defendant was offered immunity. >> /Pg 16 0 R endobj The defendant's demand is presently under consideration by the Justice Department. /Type /Page /Type /Page /Pg 23 0 R 163 0 obj endobj 251 0 obj /Pg 15 0 R endobj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> /S /P /P 304 0 R /P 12 0 R 86 0 obj /Type /Page /S /P /Pg 17 0 R << << /Lang endobj /K 19 /Lang (EN-US) 6:12-cv-01293-NAM-TWD (N.D.N.Y. /Pg 29 0 R 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 endobj >> /Pg 44 0 R 31 [177 0 R 178 0 R 179 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) 0000009248 00000 n << /K 47 An official website of the United States government. /Parent 8 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 4. /S /P << The Motion was filed by Michael R. Presley, Esq. 308 0 obj << /K [322 0 R 324 0 R] endobj endobj Beddow, Erben & Bowen, P.A Second Floor - 2019 Building 2019 3rd Avenue, North Birmingham, AL 35203. /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 24 0 R << /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Type /Page << >> 294 0 R 296 0 R 298 0 R 300 0 R 302 0 R] gdYBC;:::@Jht Mkhml$Y*$&\@$#m ` D*e d!$4RLd` >> /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /K 8 2 0 obj /P 12 0 R >> /P 56 0 R /Pg 15 0 R /S /P /S /P << >> >> << /S /H2 10 0 obj endobj 262 0 obj /Rotate 0 << >> endobj /S /P /P 12 0 R /Type /Pages << /Resources 452 0 R endobj endobj /P 506 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> endobj endobj /K 2 >> /P 508 0 R endobj endobj endobj /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 30 0 R >> /S /P /P 55 0 R 333 0 obj >> /P 322 0 R /Contents [408 0 R 409 0 R 410 0 R] 312 0 obj 121 0 obj 0000002183 00000 n /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 22 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /P 508 0 R /K 16 287 0 obj A Judge should disqualify himself or herself in a proceeding where he or she: Has a personal bias or prejudice concerning a party; . /Pg 28 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /S /P /K 4 0000006588 00000 n /S /Link /S /P /K 9 /P 12 0 R /Pg 22 0 R endobj stream /Pg 24 0 R 199 0 obj By far the majority of successful motions to disqualify are brought on the basis of a conflict of interest with a former or concurrent client or imputation, but attorneys should also be aware that successful motions to disqualify have been brought on the following bases, among others: (1) lawyer as witness, (2) appearance of impropriety, (3) receipt of confidential data, (4) personal interest, (5) violation of the no contact rules, and (6) misconduct with a witness. /K 2 /K 1 You are switching to another language. /Pg 16 0 R /P 508 0 R /Contents [471 0 R 472 0 R 473 0 R] /Pg 19 0 R /S /P endobj << /StructParents 30 /Lang (EN-US) << /K 19 endobj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] << /S /H3 270 0 obj /P 12 0 R >> >> 15 0 obj Instead, Colo. RPC 1.9(a) provides that, [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 persons interests are materially adverse to the interests of the former client unless the former client gives informed consent, confirmed in writing. /Filter /FlateDecode 130 0 obj >> /StructParents 27 endobj /P 55 0 R 115 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /K 31 endobj /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) 237 0 obj /P 505 0 R /Lang (EN-US) disqualify opposing counsel, the present client of the attorney who is the target of the motion,6 and third parties. 279 0 obj >> 197 0 R 198 0 R 199 0 R 200 0 R 201 0 R 202 0 R] /Pg 16 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] >> << /K 15 >> /P 12 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) << /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Lang (EN-US) /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /P 506 0 R << Peters v. Dist. /Pg 33 0 R 278 0 obj /Pg 17 0 R /Lang (EN-US) >> /Tabs /S /Pg 29 0 R /P 508 0 R /S /P /S /P /Parent 10 0 R /K 12 As with the substantial relationship test, whether an attorneys playbook knowledge is sufficient for disqualification is heavily dependent on the facts. /Lang (EN-US) /P 12 0 R >> 1, WSBA Public Information on Mary Ann Strickler). >> endobj >> endobj /S /H3 /Diagram /Figure 212 0 obj /S /P Ct., 704 P.2d 851, 853 (Colo. 1985)). Mark White, Esq. You need a written motion signed by both your client and yourself, and sworn to by your client. endobj << /K [12 514 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) >> /P 505 0 R 343 0 obj The Texas Supreme Court held that disqualification was proper, reasoning /S /Table 64 0 obj /Pg 41 0 R << 167 0 obj Lansing, MI 48909 (517) 335 -7603 . << /Parent 9 0 R /Tabs /S LAi7p:0qX t` P7SP.X8v('bsX.LC8p) iV 3C4=H0u2Fd Cg. /K 3 /Type /Page /P 12 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << endobj 67 0 R 68 0 R 69 0 R 70 0 R 71 0 R 72 0 R 73 0 R 74 0 R 75 0 R 76 0 R