Legal Aid Society v. W & D Partners I, L.L.C.

Mary Eileen Kilbane, Judge.

{¶ 1} Dan D’Agostino appeals the decision of the trial court adopting the magistrate’s decision disqualifying his attorney from the trial court proceedings. D’Agostino argues that the trial court erred in striking his objections to the magistrate’s decision and in disqualifying his attorney. For the following reasons, we reverse the decision of the trial court.

{¶ 2} D’Agostino is an officer of W & D Partners I, L.L.C. (“W & D”), a company doing business as a bar known as “Eve.” The bar occupies a building that is owned by the Legal Aid Society and is located at 1229…