Riddle v. Riddle

Petitioner seeks a writ of certiorari directed to a trial court order that disqualified her attorney from representing her in the pending divorce proceedings. Certiora-ri review lies. Lieberman v. Lieberman, 160 So.3d 73 (Fla. 4th DCA 2014). We grant the petition and quash the disqualification order upon accepting respondent’s concession that it is overbroad because it disqualifies counsel from “all aspects” of the case. See R. Regulating Fla. Bar 4-3.7(a) (“A lawyer shall not act as advocate at a trial in which the lawyer is likely to be a necessary witness on behalf of the client ....”)…