GABIANELLI v. AZAR

No. S-3024.

777 P.2d 1167 (1989)

Donald W. GABIANELLI, Petitioner, v. William G. AZAR, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

August 4, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sally Kucko, Groh, Eggers & Price, Anchorage, for petitioner.

Hoyt M. Cole, Romo & Cole, and Loretta G. Cieutat, Law Office of William G. Azar, Anchorage, for respondent.

Before MATTHEWS, C.J., and RABINOWITZ, BURKE, COMPTON and MOORE, JJ.


OPINION

MATTHEWS, Chief Justice.

This appeal presents the question whether the superior court erred in disqualifying an attorney from further participation in a case under Alaska Code of Professional Responsibility Canon 9 (1988). The superior court ruled that the attorney's former personal relationship with the opposing party's accountant created an appearance of impropriety and disqualified the attorney. We reverse for the reasons set forth below.

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