EL PASO, Tx., October 24, 2025: In an update to a story we have been covering for you, the attorney representing Max Grossman’s former partner in a child custody case has been disqualified by the judge. On Wednesday, Grossman and his former partner attended a hearing regarding the former partner’s lawyer.
As we reported, Grossman sued Angelica Carreon-Beltrán and her law firm accusing the attorney of “negligent misrepresentation.” As part of Grossman’s lawsuit, Grossman’s attorney asked that Carreon-Beltrán withdraw from the case because of a conflict of interest.
In the civil lawsuit that Grossman filed against Carreon-Beltrán on October 1, Grossman alleges that the attorney breached her contact with Grossman by using the retainer fees Grossman paid for another case to represent his former partner. Grossman also alleges in his lawsuit that Carreon-Beltrán breached her fiduciary duties to Grossman for representing his former partner in the child custody case. He also alleges negligent misrepresentation.
Additionally, Grossman accuses Carreon-Beltrán of “civil theft” for keeping the retainer fees that Grossman paid without accounting how the money was used and for refusing to refund any residuals back to Grossman.
During court testimony in Wednesday’s hearing, we learned that Grossman has also filed a grievance against Carreon-Beltrán with the Texas Bar. The testimony revealed that the grievance makes similar allegations against Carreon-Beltrán. As of this morning, the Texas State Bar website shows that she has no public disciplinary records against her.
However, Wednesday’s court hearing was about whether Carreon-Beltrán could continue to represent Grossman’s former partner in the litigation. Among the concerns that Grossman has with Carreon-Beltrán representing his former partner – besides believing that money Grossman paid the attorney for another case was now being used to fund litigation against him – is that Grossman and his former partner met with the attorney together numerous times where issues that are client attorney privileged were discussed with the attorney.
Before the former partner took their child in September and filed criminal misdemeanor family violence charges against him, Grossman was paying Carreon-Beltrán to litigate another child custody case against the father of Grossman’s former partner’s first child. According to the court documents, Grossman believes that the retainers he paid Carreon-Beltrán for the other case were now being used to fund the litigation against him.
The judge’s order disqualifies Angelica Carreon-Beltrán from representing Grossman’s former partner in the child custody case.
We reached out to Angelica Carreon-Beltrán for comment regarding Wednesday’ court hearing. In an email response, Carreon-Beltrán wrote that “I have no comment.”
No word yet on who will be representing Grossman’s former partner now that her attorney was disqualified on Wednesday.
There are several open cases pending in court, including the criminal case. We will bring you updates as soon as they become available. We will also be tracking the grievance Grossman filed against Carreon-Beltrán and bring you updates as soon as we learn more.
Editor’s note: because the dispute between Grossman and his former partner involves an allegation of family violence, El Paso Herald Post is not naming the former partner in our reporting.
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