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| A decedent died after transferring accounts and placing items in a safety deposit box. Plaintiff challenges the transfer and disputes ownership of the safety deposit box's contents. The plaintiff has sued both administrators -- one of which is a lawyer. The same firm cannot represent both administrators if there is a dispute between them about the transfer or the ownership of the box's contents. The lawyer-administrator's partner may undertake the representation even if the lawyer must be a witness, as long as the issues do not relate to the firm or its legal work, and provided that the lawyer does not intend to perform any advocacy functions in the future. |