Derrickson v. Derrickson

MACK, Associate Judge:

On June 24, 1986, the Superior Court granted appellee’s motion to disqualify Mark Sandground, Esquire, from appearing as counsel for appellant (appellee’s ex-wife) in domestic relations litigation pending before that court. The court found that, because appellee had previously consulted Sandground, an attorney-client relationship had existed between the two, that there was a substantial relationship between the litigation before the court and the prior consultation, and that disqualification was thus appropriate under the Canons of Ethics. The court certified its order…