Legal Opinion
Otaka, Inc. v. Klein
Hawaii Supreme Court
Decided May 9, 1990No. 14134PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Per curiam
The instant petition for writ of mandamus, which seeks to disqualify the firm McCorriston, Miho & Miller (McCorriston) from representing Emerald Management Company and Yo Tokuyama as trustee in dissolution for Emerald Hotels Corporation (Emerald) in Civil No. 89-2110-07, presents this court with the opportunity to determine the legal standards to be applied by our trial courts in attorney disqualification proceedings based on alleged violations of Canon 4 1 of the Code of Professional Responsibility. Recognizing that the increase in attorney mobility among law firms in this jurisdiction will…
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