Cunningham v. Sams

WYNN, Judge.

This appeal relates to the companion appeal in Robinson & Lawing v. Sams,-N.C. App.-,-S.E.2d-(2003) (COA03-76) (filed 18 November 2003). As in Robinson, the plaintiff attorneys in this case, J. Calvin Cunningham and Lori Watson Berger, represented Cynthia Sams in a domestic action that ultimately was resolved under the representation of Ms. Sams’ current attorney, William J. O’Malley. 1 In this case, the trial court disqualified Mr. O’Malley from representing Ms. Sams at trial and in any other matters concerning this action. After reviewing the trial court’s order in this case, we…