Current through Public Act 122 of the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 691.1341 - Governmental entity as party(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.Added by 2014, Act 159,s 11, eff. 12/8/2014.