Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. DeFrances v. Bedell
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided July 7, 1994No. 22216PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Per curiam
The relators, certain beneficiaries of the estate of Luke A. Olean 1 , seek to vacate an order entered by Thomas A. Bedell, Judge of the Circuit Court of Harrison County, disqualifying the law firm of Steptoe & Johnson from representing the relators in DeFrances et al. v. Olean et al., Civil Action No. 93-C-203-2 (Complaint Filed Mar. 17, 1993). The circuit court disqualified Steptoe & Johnson because of one brief meeting between the decedent and Robert M. Steptoe, Jr., a partner in Steptoe & Johnson, during which Mr. Steptoe described the services available from Steptoe & Johnson for estate…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Hinkle v. BlackWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1979
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- State Ex Rel. McClanahan v. HamiltonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1993
- Keenan v. ScottWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1908
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