Re: Conflict of Interest?

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On 6/04/08, Shawna Maxwell wrote:
> I did some research and found out that the
> "referee" the presided over our case actually worked for
the defendents attorney for (6) years and is also endorsed by
> this same attorney in her campaign for circuit judge. It
> automatically raised red flags with me. Was this infact a
> conflict of interest?

I wouldn't necessarily call it a conflict of interest unless
this person worked for the attorneys on both sides but
the "referee" should have recused him/herself. What does
your attorney have to say about this?