Blumenfeld v. Borenstein

Clarke, Justice.

This appeal is from an order of the DeKalb County Superior Court disqualifying an attorney and his law firm from representation of the caveator of the estate of Simon Silbermintz and the propounder of his will. There are two questions to be determined. First, was the disqualification based solely on the marital status of the attorney involved? Secondly, if the disqualification was based on marital status, is per se disqualification because of marital status either mandated or justified by the Code of Professional Responsibility?1

Simon Silbermintz died in May 1977. His will,…