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Feltman v. Staff Management Group LLC (In re Corporate Resource Services, Inc.)

United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York

Decided October 20, 2017No. Case No. 15-12329 (MG) (Jointly Administered); Adv. Pro. No. 16-01199 (MG)Published

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION REGARDING ORDER GRANTING TRUSTEE’S MOTION TO DISQUALIFY ROBINSON BROG AND A. MITCHELL GREENE AS ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS

MARTIN GLENN, UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY JUDGE

Disqualification of counsel is never something to be decided lightly, but disqualification of counsel from representing either defendant in this case highlights the risks when a lawyer lends a substantial sum to, and acquires an equity interest in, his client, in a transaction that is at the heart of the litigation that the lawyer and his firm now seeks to defend. Additionally, documents produced in the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Jaffee v. RedmondSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  2. Charles Glueck v. Jonathan Logan, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
  3. United States v. Eid Hammad, A/K/A Eddie Hammad, and Taiseer HammadCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988
  4. Murray v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2009
  5. United States v. Prevezon Holdings Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2016

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