Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 95,745 Dean Woods, and All Other Persons Similarly Situated v. Covington County Bank, Edward Hoglund v. Covington County Bank

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• holding that a former reserve officer of the Navy’s Judge Advocate General Corps was not a public employee for the purposes of DR9-101(B) because his primary duties had been to represent private individuals, not the government.
• stating that former government employees are usually disqualified either due to possible conflicts while a government official or due to some improper advantage gained over the adverse party
• contending that standards such as ABA canons are useful guides but are not controlling in adjudicating disqualification motions
• noting that an attorney must “avoid even the appearance of impropriety” (internal quotation omitted)
• reversing disqualification order where district court erroneously concluded that attorney had violated ethical rule
• the Canon 9 standards are not those imputed only to the most cynical members of the public.

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