Verizon Yellow Pages Co. v. Sims & Sims, PC

Agnes, A.J.

The Plaintiff, Verizon Yellow Pages (“Verizon”) has filed a motion to disqualify attorneys John N. Cannavo and William H. Sims as counsel for Sims & Sims, LLP.1 This motion arises from Verizon’s suit for assessment of indebtedness against Sims & Sims, LLP, which originally arose from an advertising debt created by Sims & Sims, PC. This motion raises the question of whether an attorney-partner in a limited liability partnership (“LLP”) may or may not represent the LLP in a pro se capacity and also testify as a key witness at trial. Compare Gorovitz v. Planning Bd. of Nantucket, 394…