Charlie
Adelson
was
convicted
in
2023
of
hiring
hitmen
to
kill
his
ex-brother-in-law,
Florida
State
Law
professor
Dan
Markel.
But
prosecutors
allege
the
plot
to
kill
Markel
goes
even
deeper.
In
November
of
2023,
Charlie
Adelson’s
mother,
Donna
Adelson,
was
arrested
for
her
alleged
role
in
the
murder-for-hire
plot.
The
trial
of
Donna
Adelson
has
hit
numerous
snags.
But
after
Charlie
Adelson
withdrew
consent
for
his
lawyer
to
represent
his
mother,
her
representation
shifted
to
Alex
Morris.
After
familiarizing
himself
with
the
case,
Morris
expected
things
to
resume
between
November
and
February.
That
estimation
may
have
proved
too
optimistic
given
this
new
setback
—
he’s
no
longer
on
the
case.
The
Tallahassee
Democrat
has
coverage:
Leon
Circuit
Judge
Stephen
Everett
on
Monday
issued
an
order
disqualifying
Robert
“Alex”
Morris
and
Adam Komisar over
actual
and
potential
conflicts
of
interest.…
“Without
the
establishment
of
a
sufficient
ethical
wall
and
the
fact
that
even
third-party
counsel
cannot
avoid
the
potential
for
conflict,
the
court
cannot
permit
Robert
A.
Morris
or
Adam
Komisar
to
remain
as
counsel
of
record,”
Everett
wrote.
“Nor
will
the
court
permit
this
untenable
situation
to
continue.”
Can
somebody
please
represent
this
woman
without
conflicting
out?
There’s
no
clear
start
date
on
when
the
trial
will
resume,
but
one
criminal
defense
attorney
following
the
case
estimated
that
the
wait
may
be
as
long
as
January
2026.
Judge
In
Donna
Adelson
Murder
Trial
Disqualifies
Her
New
Attorneys
Over
Conflicts
[Tallahassee]
Earlier:
Revoked
Conflict
Waiver
Means
Delays
In
Slain
Law
Professor
Case
Chris
Williams
became
a
social
media
manager
and
assistant
editor
for
Above
the
Law
in
June
2021.
Prior
to
joining
the
staff,
he
moonlighted
as
a
minor
Memelord™
in
the
Facebook
group Law
School
Memes
for
Edgy
T14s.
He
endured
Missouri
long
enough
to
graduate
from
Washington
University
in
St.
Louis
School
of
Law.
He
is
a
former
boatbuilder
who
cannot
swim, a
published
author
on
critical
race
theory,
philosophy,
and
humor,
and
has
a
love
for
cycling
that
occasionally
annoys
his
peers.
You
can
reach
him
by
email
at [email protected] and
by
tweet
at @WritesForRent.