Winter

Filed 4/2/

CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION EIGHT

JEFFREY WINTER, as Trustee, B328474 etc., (Los Angeles County Plaintiff and Respondent, Super. Ct. No. 22STPB12633)

v.

FRANKLIN H. MENLO,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. Ana Maria Luna, Judge. Affirmed. Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, Adam F. Streisand, Golnaz Yazdchi, Valerie E. Alter, Alexandra M. Banis, and Taylor L. Mangan for Defendant and Appellant. Willkie Farr & Gallagher, Alex M. Weingarten, and Logan M. Elliott for Plaintiff and Respondent. __________________________ Appellant Frank Menlo1 appeals from the probate court’s order disqualifying his attorney Adam Streisand and Streisand’s law firm, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hamilton LLP (Sheppard Mullin). Respondent Jeffrey Winter moved to disqualify Streisand and Sheppard Mullin based on his e-mail exchanges with Streisand where he consulted with and sought to retain Streisand to represent him in his case against Frank. The probate court disqualified Streisand and Sheppard Mullin under rule 1.18 of the California…