Wilhelm-Kissinger v. Kissinger

{¶ 1} Jeffrey R. Kissinger, appellant, appeals from a decision of the Ninth District Court of Appeals, which determined that the trial court’s denial of his motion to disqualify opposing counsel was not a final, appealable order. We accepted jurisdiction to resolve a conflict in the courts of appeals. Wilhelm- Kissinger v. Kissinger, 125 Ohio St.3d 1461, 2010-Ohio-2753, 928 N.E.2d 737. The certified question before us is “Whether the denial of a motion to disqualify counsel in a divorce proceeding affects a substantial right and is a final and appealable order.”

{¶ 2} Consistent with the…