§ Rule 10-5.2 Disqualification as Attorney for Respondent Due to Conflict

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Rule 10-5.2. Disqualification as Attorney for Respondent Due to Conflict

    (a) Members of the Standing Committee on UPL (Standing Committee), Members of the Circuit UPL Committees (Circuit
Committees), Members of the Board of Governors, and Employees of The Florida Bar. No member of the standing committee, member of a circuit committee, member of the Board of Governors of The Florida Bar, or employee of The Florida Bar shall represent a party other than The Florida Bar in UPL proceedings authorized under these rules.

    (b) Former Members of the Standing Committee, Former Members of the Circuit Committees, Former Board Members, and Former Employees. No former member of the standing committee, former member of a circuit 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 UPL proceedings authorized under these rules if personally involved to any degree in the matter while a member of the standing committee, circuit committee, board of governors, or while an employee of The Florida Bar.

    A former member of the standing committee, former member of a circuit 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 Standing Committee Members, Circuit 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, standing committee members, or circuit committee members shall not represent any party other than The Florida Bar in UPL proceedings authorized under these rules without the express consent of the board.

    (d) Partners, Associates, Employers, or Employees of the Firms of Former Standing Committee Members, Former Circuit 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 standing committee members, or former circuit committee members shall not represent any party other than The Florida Bar in UPL proceedings authorized under these rules for 1 year after the former member's service without the express consent of the board.