Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 9:377.11 - Governmental entity as partyA. The disqualification of R.S. 9:377.9(A) applies to a collaborative lawyer representing a party that is a government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality. B. After a collaborative family 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 family law matter or a matter related to the collaborative family law matter if all of the following conditions are satisfied: (1) The collaborative family law participation agreement so provides. (2) The collaborative lawyer is isolated from any participation in the collaborative family law matter or a matter related to the collaborative family law matter through procedures within the law firm that are reasonably calculated to isolate the collaborative lawyer from participation. Added by Acts 2024, No. 98,s. 1, eff. 8/1/2024.