context: Both as a matter of law and by examining the relevant facts here, it is clear that there was a potential conflict of interest at the outset of the City Attorney's Office and Christensen, Miller's representation of the City and Bugar and Hotard. Under the California Rule, a potential conflict of interest giving rise to the obligation to obtain informed written consent exists whenever an attorney represents more than one client in the same lawsuit.
citation_a.signal: see also
citation_a.identifier: 31 Cal.App.4th 1295, 1295
citation_a.parenthetical: "[Ijnformed consent is required before an attorney can jointly represent clients in the same matter."
citation_a.sentence: See Jaeger, 213 B.R. at 584 (“California rules always require the informed written consent of each client before an attorney may jointly represent two or more clients in the same lawsuit.”); see also Zador, 31 Cal.App.4th at 1295, 37 Cal.Rptr.2d at 759 (“[Ijnformed consent is required before an attorney can jointly represent clients in the same matter.”)
citation_b.signal: see
citation_b.identifier: 213 B.R. 584, 584
citation_b.parenthetical: "California rules always require the informed written consent of each client before an attorney may jointly represent two or more clients in the same lawsuit."
citation_b.sentence: See Jaeger, 213 B.R. at 584 (“California rules always require the informed written consent of each client before an attorney may jointly represent two or more clients in the same lawsuit.”); see also Zador, 31 Cal.App.4th at 1295, 37 Cal.Rptr.2d at 759 (“[Ijnformed consent is required before an attorney can jointly represent clients in the same matter.”)