Mohr, Hackett, Pederson, Blakley, Randolph & Haga, P.C. v. Superior Court

OPINION

HAIRE, Chief Judge.

This is a special action review of the trial court’s denial of a law firm’s application to withdraw as counsel of record. One issue is presented: whether the trial court abused its discretion in denying the application solely because the firm’s client was a corporation.

The firm submitted an application to withdraw which bore the client’s written approval. No trial date had been set at the time. The trial judge denied the application on the ground that the firm’s client was a corporation.

At the hearing on the firm’s motion for reconsideration, the judge explained that…