The criminal defense lawyer for a doctor who worked at an alleged “pill mill” was disqualified because his firm also represented a witness for the prosecution, a West Virginia federal court said Aug. 15.
There is no “assurance that his attorneys can provide him the defense he deserves,” Magistrate Judge Omar J. Aboulhosn of the Southern District of West Virginia said in granting disqualification.
While many conflicts cases straddle shades of gray, this case is an example of a straightforward, “nonconsentable” conflict that lawyers should never allow to happen.
In February 2018, William Earley, D.O. was indicted for violations of ...
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