North Carolina § 1-651 Governmental entity as party

North Carolina Statutes

§ 1-651 — Governmental entity as party

North Carolina § 1-651

Ch. 1Civil Procedure

Art. 53Uniform Collaborative Law Act

Subch. XVINCIDENTAL PROCEDURE IN CIVIL ACTIONS

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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-651 (2026).

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(a)The disqualification under G.S. 1-649(a) applies to a collaborative lawyer representing a party that is a government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality.

(b)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 all of the following apply:

(1)The collaborative law participation agreement so provides.

(2)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 l

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(a) The disqualification under G.S. 1-649(a) applies to a collaborative lawyer representing a party that is a government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality.
(b) 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 all of the following apply:
(1) The collaborative law participation agreement so provides.
(2) 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. (2020-65, s. 1.)