{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-4009","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 16-4009","heading":"Disqualification of collaborative lawyer and lawyers in associated law firm.","body":"(a)\nExcept as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section, a collaborative lawyer is disqualified from appearing before the tribunal to represent a party in a proceeding related to the collaborative matter.\n\n(b)\nExcept as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section and §§ 16-4010 and 16-4011, a lawyer in a law firm with which the collaborative lawyer is associated is disqualified from appearing before the tribunal to represent a party in a proceeding related to the collaborative matter if the collaborative lawyer is disqualified from doing so under subsection (a) of this section.\n\n(c)\nA collaborative lawyer or a lawyer in a law firm with which the collaborative lawyer is associated may represent a party:\n(1)\nTo ask the tribunal to approve an agreement resulting from the collaborative law process; or\n(2)\nTo seek or defend an emergency order to protect the health, safety, welfare, or interest of a party, family member, or other person, in accordance with subchapter I of Chapter 10 of this title, if a successor lawyer is not immediately available to represent that person.\n\n(d)\nIf subsection (c)(2) of this section applies, a collaborative lawyer, or lawyer in a law firm with which the collaborative lawyer is associated, may represent a party or family member only until that person is represented by a successor lawyer or reasonable measures are taken to protect the health, safety, welfare, or interest of the person.","path":["Title 16. Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]","Chapter 40. Collaborative Law; Uniform Act."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/16-4009","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"d149f41000c526e30ddebfc0eeb43b2c75d176c187df2e0cd861a49391ffa88e","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-4008","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-4010"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}