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Section 691.1341

UNIFORM COLLABORATIVE LAW ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 159 of 2014


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




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