Not since Joe Francis have we seen someone shake up their legal roster as often as John Edwards, who is scrambling to cobble together a defense team as federal prosecutors raise conflict-of-interest concerns about his counsel of choice.

Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice is the latest firm to drop Edwards as a client, as the former Democratic presidential candidate gets set for trial next month on charges he violated federal campaign finance laws. The trial has already been delayed several times.