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ABA Issues Ethics Guidance on How Disqualification Rules Apply to Current, Former Public Lawyers
February 29, 2024
CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 29 -- The American Bar Association issued the following news release:

The American Bar Association Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility released a formal opinion today that provides guidance on how disqualification rules apply to both current and former government lawyers under the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct.

Formal Opinion 509 interprets Model Rule 1.11, which relates to the conflict-of-interest provisions ap . . .

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