COMMUNICATIONS WITH JURORS

(a) Before and during trial, no attorney, party, or representative of either shall contact, converse, or otherwise communicate with a juror or potential juror on any subject, whether pertaining to the case or not. (b) No attorney, party, or representative of either may question a juror after the verdict has been returned without prior approval of the presiding judge. Approval of the presiding judge shall be sought only by application made by counsel orally in open court or upon written motion which states the grounds and the purpose of the questioning. If a post-verdict questioning of one or more of the members of the jury is approved, the scope of the questioning and other appropriate limitations upon the questioning will be determined by the presiding judge prior to the questioning.