{"data":{"id":"us-nh/rsa-490-j-9","jurisdiction":"us-nh","citation":"RSA 490-J:9","heading":"Disqualification of Collaborative Lawyer and Lawyers in Associated Law Firm.","body":"I. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph III, a collaborative lawyer is disqualified from appearing before a court to represent a party in a proceeding related to a collaborative matter, including related matters filed by third parties.\nII. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph III, RSA 490-J:10, and RSA 490-J:11, a lawyer in a law firm with which the collaborative lawyer is associated is disqualified from appearing before a court to represent a party in a proceeding related to a collaborative matter if the collaborative lawyer is disqualified from doing so under paragraph I.\nIII. A collaborative lawyer or a lawyer in a law firm with which the collaborative lawyer is associated may represent a party:\n(a) To ask a court to approve an agreement resulting from the collaborative law process; or\n(b) To seek or defend an emergency order to protect the health, safety, welfare, or interest of a party, a minor child, family or household member as defined in RSA 173-B:1, X, if a successor lawyer is not immediately available to represent that party and only until the 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 LI: COURTS","Chapter 490-J: NEW HAMPSHIRE COLLABORATIVE LAW ACT"],"source_url":"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/LI/490-J/490-J-9.htm","current_through":"2025 regular legislative session, or December 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T16:42:50Z","sha256":"bce169d4488af6b8a6f92d7d2e0df3fa409741c24f73ae8515c099a79f3c02e8","source_id":"us-nh","stale":false,"prev":"us-nh/rsa-490-j-8","next":"us-nh/rsa-490-j-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}