Can a lawyer be disqualified for ethical violations if the client wishes to continue to be represented?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Griffin v. Hunt, F077845 (Cal. App. 2020):
In In re Marriage of Murchison (2016) 245 Cal.App.4th 847, the court stated it had "found no case which permits a court to disqualify a lawyer for ethical violations when the nonmoving party wishes to continue the representation and the representation does not harm the opposing party's interest." (Id. at p. 853, citing City and County of San Francisco v. Cobra Solutions, Inc. (2006) 38 Cal.4th 839, 851 ["clients have a right to
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