QUESTION
can a lawyer who represented me, now represent my fiance?
Asked on May 09th, 2013 on Litigation - New York
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my boyfriend and i have been in a relationship (living together for 12 yrs). approximately 8 yrs ago I used a litigation attorney related to my then employer. Since then my boyfriend has used the same attorney for some of his business issues. Now we have separated; my x wants to use the same attorney to represent him in our property dispute. Can he? Or would it be a conflict of interest?
2 ANSWERS
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This is an issue that you can discuss with the attorney who you retain to defend you. If the attorney believes that there is a conflict you could make a motion to the court to disqualify your former boyfriend's attorney.
Answered on May 11th, 2013 at 11:11 PM
It's probably not a conflict - unless the attorney has confidential information which came from you relating to the disputed property.
Answered on May 11th, 2013 at 7:14 AM