Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Sep. 9, 2026
Judge finds triable issues over whether lawyer aided wife against client
A Los Angeles judge denied summary judgment for attorney Joel Athey, finding triable issues on whether he represented a former DLA Piper colleague in a cannabis ownership dispute; the case has since settled.
Michael D. Kibler
A Los Angeles County judge found enough evidence for a jury to decide whether attorney Joel Athey acted as a cannabis business partner's lawyer while secretly helping his wife negotiate against her, a ruling that preceded a confidential settlement of the case.
Judge Timothy Patrick Dillon denied summary judgment to Athey and his firm, Holmes, ...
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