A trial court did not err when it decided not to disqualify an attorney representing a family that filed suit against a woman who is accused of misappropriating money from an estate, even though a partner in the lawyer's firm represented her in previous workers' compensation cases and probate matters, a Georgia appeals court ruled.In Benson v. McNutt, A07A2158, 02/11/2008, Jane Benson sought to disqualify attorney J. C. Maddox, who was representing Charles McNutt Jr. and Lynda McAfee in a lawsuit that sought to recoup funds that Benson allegedly misappropriated from the estate of Charl...
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