Current through Pa Acts 2024-53, 2024-56 through 2024-92
Section 7407 - Disqualification of collaborative attorney(a) Rule.-- (1) Except as provided in subsection (b), an attorney who represents a party in a collaborative law process and any law firm or government agency with which the attorney is associated shall be disqualified from representing any party or nonparty participant in a proceeding related to the collaborative matter.(2) Requesting the approval of a settlement agreement by a tribunal shall be considered part of the collaborative law process and not a related proceeding.(b)Exception.--Disqualification under subsection (a) shall not operate to prevent a collaborative attorney from seeking or defending an emergency order to protect the health, safety or welfare of a party or a family member.Added by P.L. TBD 2018 No. 55, § 3, eff. 8/27/2018.