Can a client continue to be represented by an attorney who also acts as an attorney in two separate law firms?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. Equal Emp't Opportunity Comm'n v. Bay Club Fairbanks Ranch, LLC, 437 F.Supp.3d 802 (S.D. Cal. 2019):
Although the rule allows continued representation where the client consents to the attorney's dual role, a trial court has discretion to disqualify counsel. Lyle v. Superior Court, 122 Cal. App. 3d 470, 482, 175 Cal.Rptr. 918 (1981). However, "in exercising
[437 F.Supp.3d 805]
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