Banque De Rive, S.A. v. Highland Beach Development Corp., Defendant-3rd Party Pierre Frei, Third Party

RONEY, Circuit Judge:

This appeal raises two issues: first, whether an order granting a motion to disqualify counsel in a civil case is immediately appealable, and, if so, second, whether the trial court erred in granting the motion to disqualify in this case. We hold such orders are immediately appealable and the court’s order of disqualification must be affirmed.

In this lawsuit, Banque de Rive (the Banque) sued Highland Beach Development Corporation (Highland Beach) on a promissory note. When the trial court found that Timothy Kenney, the attorney hired to represent Highland Beach,…