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DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISQUALIFY PLAINTFF’S ATTORNEY ON CONFLICT OF INTEREST GROUNDS SHOULD HAVE BEEN GRANTED.

The Second Department determined defendants’ motion to disqualify plaintiff’s attorney on conflict of interest grounds should have been granted. Plaintiff’s attorney had previously represented the defendant involving issues substantially related to those in the current action:

“The disqualification of an attorney is a matter that rests within the sound discretion of the court” … . “A party seeking disqualification of its adversary’s counsel based on counsel’s purported prior representation of that party must establish (1) the existence of a prior attorney-client relationship between the moving party and opposing counsel, (2) that the matters involved in both representations are substantially related, and (3) that the interests of the present client and former client are materially adverse'” … . ” A party’s entitlement to be represented in ongoing litigation by counsel of [his or her] own choosing is a valued right which should not be abridged absent a clear showing that disqualification is warranted'” … . However, the right to be represented by counsel of one’s own choosing “will not supercede a clear showing that disqualification is warranted” … . Any doubts as to the existence of a conflict of interest must be resolved in favor of disqualification so as to avoid even the appearance of impropriety … . “Due to the significant competing interests in attorney disqualification cases,’ however, the Court of Appeals has advised against mechanical application of blanket rules,’ in favor of a careful appraisal of the interests involved'” … . Gjoni v Swan Club, Inc., 2015 NY Slip Op 09252, 2nd Dept 12-16-15

MONTHLY COMPILATION INDEX ENTRIES:

ATTORNEYS (MOTION TO DISQUALIFY ON CONFLICT OF INTEREST GROUNDS SHOULD HAVE BEEN GRANTED)/DISQUALIFICATION OF ATTORNEY (MOTION TO DISQUALIFY ON CONFLICT OF INTEREST GROUNDS SHOULD HAVE BEEN GRANTED)/CONFLICT OF INTEREST (MOTION TO DISQUALIFY ATTORNEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN GRANTED)

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