Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 12-3309
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Disqualification of collaborative lawyer and lawyers in
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associated law firm.
DISQUALIFICATION OF COLLABORATIVE LAWYER AND LAWYERS IN
ASSOCIATED LAW FIRM.
A. Except as otherwise provided in subsection C of this
section, a collaborative lawyer is disqualified from appearing
before a tribunal to represent a party in a proceeding related to
the collaborative matter.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 12. Civil Procedure Page 549
B. Except as otherwise provided in subsection C of this section
and Sections 10 and 11 of this act, a lawyer in a law firm with
which the collaborative lawyer is associated is disqualified from
appearing before a 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.
C. A collaborative lawyer or a lawyer in a law firm with which
the collaborative lawyer is associated may represent a party:
1. To ask a tribunal to approve an agreement resulting from the
collaborative law process; or
2. To seek or defend an emergency order to protect the health,
safety, welfare, or interest of a party, or a family or household
member authorized to seek a protective order pursuant to the
Protection from Domestic Abuse Act, if a successor lawyer is not
immediately available to represent that person.
D. If paragraph 2 of subsection C 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
or household member 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.
DISQUALIFICATION OF COLLABORATIVE LAWYER AND LAWYERS IN
ASSOCIATED LAW FIRM.
A. Except as otherwise provided in subsection C of this
section, a collaborative lawyer is disqualified from appearing
before a tribunal to represent a party in a proceeding related to
the collaborative matter.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 12. Civil Procedure Page 549
B. Except as otherwise provided in subsection C of this section
and Sections 10 and 11 of this act, a lawyer in a law firm with
which the collaborative lawyer is associated is disqualified from
appearing before a 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.
C. A collaborative lawyer or a lawyer in a law firm with which
the collaborative lawyer is associated may represent a party:
1. To ask a tribunal to approve an agreement resulting from the
collaborative law process; or
2. To seek or defend an emergency order to protect the health,
safety, welfare, or interest of a party, or a family or household
member authorized to seek a protective order pursuant to the
Protection from Domestic Abuse Act, if a successor lawyer is not
immediately available to represent that person.
D. If paragraph 2 of subsection C 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
or household member 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.
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