Legal Opinion
Roy D. Mercer, LLC v. Reynolds
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided December 6, 2012No. Docket 33,830PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BOSSON, Justice.
{1} In the practice of law, there is no higher duty than one’s loyalty to a client. This duty applies to current and former clients alike. In this case, we are called upon to interpret this duty in light of Rule 16-110(C) NMRA of the Rules of Professional Conduct regarding the imputation of conflicts of interest to law firms. In interpreting and applying the rule to this case, we hold that when an attorney has played a substantial role on one side of a lawsuit and subsequently joins a law firm on the opposing side of that lawsuit, both the lawyer and the new firm are…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- United Nuclear Corp. v. General Atomic Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1980
- Mitchell-Carr v. McLendonNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1999
- State Ex Rel. Schwartz v. KennedyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1995
- Mascarenas v. JaramilloNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1991
- State Ex Rel. Anaya v. McBrideNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1975
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Quintana v. BravoNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2013
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