Governmental entity as party.
The disqualification of § 16-4009(a) applies to a collaborative lawyer representing a party that is a government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality. After a collaborative law process concludes, another lawyer in a law firm with which the collaborative lawyer is associated may represent a government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality in the collaborative matter or a matter related to the collaborative matter if: The collaborative law participation agreement so provides; and The collaborative lawyer is isolated from any participation in the collaborative matter or a matter related to the collaborative matter through procedures within the law firm that are reasonably calculated to isolate the collaborative lawyer from such-participation.
Annotations
May 9, 2012, D.C. Law 19-125, § 2(b), 59 DCR 1928 Uniform Law: This section is based on § 11 of the Uniform Collaborative Law Act. This section is referenced in § 16-4009, § 16-4014, and § 16-4020.
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