RS 9:377.11: Governmental entity as party

A. 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.