§ Rule 6-1.5 Disqualification as Attorney Due to Conflict

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Rule 6-1.5. Disqualification as Attorney Due to Conflict

    (a) Members of the BLSE, Members of the Certification Committees, Members of the Board of Governors, and Employees of The Florida Bar.No member of the BLSE, member of a certification committee, member of the board of governors, or employee of The Florida Bar shall represent a party other than The Florida Bar in certification proceedings authorized under these rules.

    (b) Former Members of the BLSE, Former Members of the Certification Committees, Former Board Members, and Former Employees. No former member of the BLSE, former member of a certification committee, former member of the board of governors, or former employee of The Florida Bar shall represent any party other than The Florida Bar in certification proceedings authorized under these rules if personally involved to any degree in the matter while a member of the BLSE, certification committee, board of governors, or while an employee of The Florida Bar.

    A former member of the BLSE, former member of a certification committee, former member of the board of governors, or former employee of The Florida Bar who did not participate personally in any way in the matter or in any related matter in which the attorney seeks to be a representative, and who did not serve in a supervisory capacity over such matter, shall not represent any party except The Florida Bar for 1 year after such service without the express consent of the board.

    (c) Partners, Associates, Employers, or Employees of the Firms of BLSE Members, Certification Committee Members, or Board of Governors Members Precluded From Representing Parties Other Than The Florida Bar.Members of the firms of board of governors members, BLSE members, or certification committee members shall not represent any party other than The Florida Bar in certification proceedings authorized under these rules without the express consent of the board.

    (d) Partners, Associates, Employers, or Employees of the Firms of Former BLSE Members, Former Certification
Committee Members, or Former Board of Governors Members Precluded From Representing Parties Other Than The Florida Bar.Attorneys in the firms of former board of governors members, former BLSE members, or former certification
committee members shall not represent any party other than The Florida Bar in certification proceedings authorized under these rules for 1 year after the former member's service without the express consent of the board.