                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DISQUALIFICATION OF COLLABORATIVE LAWYER AND LAWYERS IN ASSOCIATED LAW FIRM;
EXCEPTION (§ 20-175)

A. Except as otherwise provided in subsection C, a collaborative lawyer is
disqualified from appearing before a tribunal to represent a party in a
proceeding related to the collaborative matter.

B. Except as otherwise provided in subsection C and &#xA7; 20-176, 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.

C. A collaborative lawyer or another lawyer in a law firm with which the
collaborative lawyer is associated may represent a party:

   1. To ask a tribunal to affirm, ratify, and incorporate any agreement
   resulting from the collaborative law process into a court order;

   2. To ask a tribunal to enter any order necessary to effectuate the terms of
   any agreement resulting from the collaborative law process; or

   3. To seek or defend an emergency order to protect the health, safety,
   welfare, or interest of a party or a party&#8217;s family or household member,
   if a successor lawyer is not immediately available to represent such person.

D. If subdivision C 3 applies, a collaborative lawyer, or another lawyer in a
law firm with which the collaborative lawyer is associated, may represent a
party or a party&#8217;s family or household member only until such person is
represented by a successor lawyer or reasonable measures are taken to protect
the health, safety, welfare, or interest of the person.

HISTORY: 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 346.