Civil Litigation,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Jul. 9, 2019
Client claims Rutan & Tucker represented both sides in lawsuit
Attorneys at Rutan & Tucker LLP are being sued by a former client for concurrently representing entities jointly owned by the defendant they helped their client sue back in 2011.
A former client alleges Rutan & Tucker LLP represented his opponent at the same time it was representing him in a 2011 fraud case.
Rutan partners Richard K. Howell, Roger F. Friedman and now-retired partner Edward Sybesma are named as defendants in a lawsuit. Sean Tucker v. Rutan & Tucker, LLP, 19STCV23100 (L.A. Super. Ct. filed July 1, 2019).
Partner William T. Eliopoulos, co-Gen...
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