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