IMPUTATION OF CONFLICTS-OF-INTEREST: GENERAL RULE

(a) While lawyers are associated in a firm, none of them shall knowingly represent a client when any one of them practicing alone would be prohibited from doing so by Rules 1.7 or 1.9, unless (1) the prohibition is based on a personal interest of the prohibited lawyer and does not present a significant risk of materially 8 limiting the representation of the client by the remaining lawyers in the firm; or (2) the prohibition is based on Rule 1.9(a) or (b) and arises out the disqualified lawyer’s association with a prior firm, and (i) the disqualified lawyer is timely screened from any participation in the matter and is apportioned no part of the fee therefrom; (ii) written notice is promptly given to any affected former client to enable the former client to ascertain compliance with the provisions of this Rule, which shall include a description of the screening procedures employed; a statement of the firm’s and of the screened lawyer’s compliance with these Rules; a statement that review may be available before a tribunal; and an agreement by the firm to respond promptly to any written inquiries or objections by the former client about the screening procedures; and (iii) certifications of compliance with these Rules and with the screening procedures are provided to the former client by the screened lawyer and by a partner of the firm, at reasonable intervals upon the former client’s written request and upon screening procedures. termination of the (b) When a lawyer has terminated an association with a firm, the firm is not prohibited from thereafter representing a person with interests materially adverse to those of a client represented by the formerly associated lawyer and not currently represented by the firm, unless: (1) (2) the matter is the same or substantially related to that in which the formerly associated lawyer represented the client; and any lawyer remaining in the firm has information protected by Rules 1.6 and 1.9(c) that is material to the matter. 9 (c) A disqualification prescribed by this rule may be waived by the affected client under the conditions stated in Rule 1.7. (d) For purposes of Rule 1.10 only, “firm” does not include government agencies. The disqualification of lawyers associated in a firm with former or current government lawyers is governed by Rule 1.11. (e) If a lawyer or law student affiliated both with a law school legal clinic and with one or more lawyers outside the clinic is required to decline representation of any client solely by virtue of this Rule 1.10, this rule imposes no disqualification on any other lawyer or law student who would otherwise be disqualified solely by reason of an affiliation with that individual, provided that the originally disqualified individual is screened from all participation in the matter at and outside the clinic.