Few things are worse for an attorney than getting a new big matter, starting work and then facing a motion to disqualify. At that point, the attorney is put in an awkward position of either explaining why the client should pay more money to keep the attorney or absorbing the fees associated with defending the motion to disqualify.
Some disqualification motions are well founded. Other times, disqualification motions are used as nothing more than a litigation tactic, forcing attorneys to scramble to protect valued client relationships.
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