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Court Disqualifies Former Attorney From Representing Employee Against Agency

Court Disqualifies Former Attorney From Representing Employee Against Agency

Court Disqualifies Former Attorney From Representing Employee Against Agency

Knowledge gained in decade as general counsel creates substantial risk that confidential information could be used
A federal District Court in Tennessee has disqualified the former general counsel of a nonprofit professional organization from representing a former employee suing the organization for wrongful termination. It said the attorney’s service as general counsel for more than a decade creates “a substantial risk that confidential factual information that would normally have been obtained in the prior representation would materially advance the client’s position in the subsequent matter.”

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