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LIAPIS v. DIST. CT.

No. 58649.

282 P.3d 733 (2012)

Theodore L. LIAPIS, Petitioner, v. The Second Judicial DISTRICT COURT OF the State of Nevada, in and for the County of Washoe; and the Honorable Egan K. Walker, District Judge, Respondents, and Marie Josephine Liapis, Real Party in Interest.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

August 9, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark T. Liapis , Reno, for Petitioner.

Jonathan H. King , Reno, for Real Party in Interest.

Before CHERRY, C.J., PICKERING and HARDESTY, JJ.

OPINION

By the Court, HARDESTY, J.:

This original petition for a writ of mandamus raises two novel issues regarding attorney disqualification: should an attorney who represents one of his parents in a divorce action between both parents be disqualified either (1) because the attorney's representation will constitute an appearance of impropriety or (2) because representing the parent will violate the concurrent...

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