IN RE MARRIAGE OF WIXOM AND WIXOM

No. 30851-1-III.

332 P.3d 1063 (2014)

In re the MARRIAGE OF Richard Todd WIXOM, Appellant, and Linda Buchholz WIXOM, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 3.

August 12, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Caruso , Attorney at Law, Spokane, WA, for Appellant.

Nichole Swennumson , Law Office of Paul B. Mack, Kenneth H. Kato , Attorney at Law, Spokane, WA, for Respondent.


FEARING, J.

¶ 1 As the noblest calling, the legal profession demands the highest ethical behavior of its members. A supreme commandment of attorney ethics is undivided loyalty to a client and the shunning of any self-interest that would conflict with the interests of the client. Because appellant's counsel violates this commandment, we take the unusual step of disqualifying him, on our own initiative, from representing appellant.

¶ 2 The trial court...

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