KINGFISH ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC ET AL v. RADINE BULTMAN (2023)

I reluctantly concur in the grant of writ, because I do not wish to punish the client for problems of the attorney. I also add the following admonition. As lamentable as issues of health are, attorneys nonetheless owe ethical and contractual obligations to their clients for expeditious resolution of their legal matters. In addition, attorneys also owe ethical obligations to opposing counsel and the courts. At some point, long past in this case, an attorney is obliged to either involve additional counsel or send the client elsewhere for competent, prompt legal representation.

McCALLUM, J., concurs and assigns reasons.