District Of Columbia § 16-4011 - Governmental entity as party.
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§ 16-4011. Governmental entity as party.
16-4011The disqualification of 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.
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Section 16-4011 ("Governmental entity as party.") is part of the D.C. Code, the codified statutory law of District Of Columbia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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