LEGION INS. CO. v. BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.

No. 2D01-2259.

807 So.2d 690 (2002)

LEGION INSURANCE COMPANY, Petitioner, v. BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., d/b/a Nations Bank, N.A., a national banking association, Respondent.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Rehearing Denied February 27, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marie Tomassi and John D. Goldsmith, of Trenam, Kemker, Scharf, Barkin, Frye, O'Neill & Mullis, St. Petersburg, for Appellant.

Marie A. Borland and Michael P. Brundage, of Hill, Ward & Henderson, P.A., Tampa, for Appellee.


DAVIS, Judge.

Petitioner, Legion Insurance Company, seeks a writ of certiorari to quash the circuit court's nonfinal order disqualifying its counsel, Trenam, Kemker, Scharf, Barkin, Frye, O'Neill & Mullis (Trenam). The circuit court found a conflict of interest resulting from Trenam's representation of a former client. We grant the petition.

Trenam's current representation of Legion began with the inception of Legion's suit against Bank of America d/b...

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