Allen v. Lefkoff, Duncan, Grimes & Dermer, P.C.

Sears, Justice.

In this legal malpractice case, the Court of Appeals affirmed “the trial court’s disallowance of any evidence of, reference to, or jury instruction on the defendant attorneys allegedly having violated certain provisions of the Code of Professional Responsibility.” Allen v. Lefkoff, Duncan, Grimes & Dermer, P.C., 212 Ga. App. 560 (442 SE2d 466) (1994).1 The Court of Appeals recognized that in Cambron v. Canal Ins. Co., 246 Ga. 147 (269 SE2d 426) (1980), this court “upheld a jury instruction on the Code of Professional Responsibility’s proscription of conflicts of interest,”…