691.1341 Governmental entity as party.
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691.1341 Governmental entity as party.
Sec. 11.
(1)The disqualification of section 9(1) applies to a collaborative lawyer representing a party that is a government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality.
(2)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 both of the following apply:
(a)The collaborative law participation agreement so provides.
(b)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 the participation.
History: 2014, Act 159 , Eff. Dec. 8, 2014