Graves v. Lapi
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1Per curiam
Petitioners seek certiorari review of an order disqualifying an attorney and his law firm from representing them upon the motion filed by respondent Michelle T. Lapi, one of the defendants below. This petition arises from litigation concerning the estate of the decedent, George H. Heller, Sr. The *360attorney serves as both personal representative of the estate and trustee of his trust. The beneficiaries of the trust are plaintiffs in an action to recover assets they claim were obtained from the decedent by two women through undue influence. The order granting one defendant’s motion to disqualify…
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