In Re Emily Liebnow , a Minor, by and Through Her Next Best Friends and Natural Parents, Randy Liebnow and Suzanne…

Summary

The court exercised original jurisdiction to review the denial of a law firm's pro hac vice admission because an ordinary appeal after trial would not provide an adequate remedy. It held that the professional-conduct conflict rule applies when one lawyer consults another and disqualifies the consulted lawyer from representing an opposing party when confidential information materially limits that representation. The court upheld the trial court's findings that the conflict was nonwaivable and imputable to the consulted lawyer's firm, discharged the rule, and remanded for further proceedings.