Legal Opinion
Hélie v. McDermott
New York Supreme Court
Decided December 17, 2007Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Michael D. Stallman, J.
Defendant attorneys move to compel a nonparty former client, Gramercy Advisors, LLC and its related entities, to comply with a subpoena duces tecum. This motion raises novel issues concerning the attorney self-defense exception to the attorney’s duty of confidentiality.
Background
In this legal malpractice action, plaintiff Marc Hélie claims that defendant John J. Sullivan, a partner in the law firm of defendant McDermott, Will & Emery, failed to disclose an alleged conflict of interest while Sullivan was allegedly representing plaintiff and acting as…
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- Fox v. FoxAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
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