{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-7.77.090","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 7.77.090","heading":"Governmental entity as party.","body":"(1) The disqualification of RCW 7.77.080(1) applies to a collaborative lawyer representing a party that is a government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality.\n(2) After a collaborative 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 matter or a matter related to the collaborative matter if:\n(a) The collaborative law participation agreement so provides; and\n(b) The collaborative lawyer is isolated from any participation in the collaborative matter or a matter related to the collaborative matter through procedures within the law firm which are reasonably calculated to isolate the collaborative lawyer from such participation.","path":["Title 7","Chapter 7.77"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=7.77.090","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:39:15Z","sha256":"cbb6d7eeeffa673ebae2ff1cac7e04e4b7f6af71a571bdca76f61ad8ddd9761f","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-7.77.080","next":"us-wa/rcw-7.77.100"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}