Helena Country Club v. Brocato

| ¶ This is an interlocutory appeal from the Phillips County Circuit Court’s disqualification of Charles E. Halpert, Jr., as counsel for appellant, the Helena Country Club (“the Club”). For reversal, the Club argues that (1) the circuit court erred in its conclusion that evidence of an alleged statement made during settlement negotiations was admissible to allow appellee, Billy Ray Brocato d/b/a Splash Pool and Spa (“Brocato”), to call the Club’s attorney as a witness; and (2) the circuit court erred in disqualifying the Club’s attorney based solely on opposing counsel’s statement that the…