Legal Opinion
Coldren v. Hart, King & Coldren, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 5, 2015No. G050202PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
IKOLA, J.
Plaintiffs Robert S. Coldren (Coldren) and his wife, Brook Coldren, sued defendants Hart, King & Coldren, Inc. (HKC), and William R. Hart asserting several causes of action arising out of Coldren’s departure from his law practice at HKC. Defendants appeal from an order disqualifying HKC’s counsel, Grant, Genovese & Baratta, LLP (Grant Genovese), who had been representing both Hart and HKC. The court held there was an unwaivable actual conflict between the two. The court concluded a conflict existed because Coldren is a 50 percent shareholder of HKC, and HKC would have duties…
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