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Lawyer withdraws and be rehired for same civil case in Texas
Asked on Jul 10th, 2023 on Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility - Texas
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Can a lawyer withdraw from a civil case (representing 4 people) due to non payment, another lawyer take over the case and then later the first lawyer come back to represent a portion (2 out of the original 4) Is that prejudicial or conflict in any way that judge would reject? This is in Texas
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It depends upon the particular facts and circumstances of the situation. If one of the original four people whom the lawyer originally represented complains that a conflict of interest arose between them and one of the two people that the attorney has come back to represent, that person may have standing to complain and to seek disqualification of the attorney depending upon the terms of the original attorney employment agreement.
Answered on Jul 11th, 2023 at 6:04 AM