Eriks v. Denver

The promoters of a tax shelter scheme hired attorney William Denver to provide joint legal defense for all investors and promoters in audits before the Internal Revenue Service (hereinafter IRS) and in tax court cases. *454The investors later brought a class action suit against Denver alleging that he violated the former Code of Professional Responsibihty (hereinafter CPR) by representing both investors and promoters in the tax shelter and that his representation of multiple clients violated the Consumer Protection Act. The investors moved for partial summary judgment and the trial court ruled as…