Rule LLLT RPC 1.12 - FORMER JUDGE, ARBITRATOR, MEDIATOR OR OTHER THIRD-PARTY NEUTRAL(a) Except as stated in paragraph (d), an LLLT shall not represent anyone in connection with a matter in which the LLLT participated personally and substantially as a judge or other adjudicative officer or law clerk to such a person or as an arbitrator, mediator, or other third-party neutral, unless all parties to the proceeding give informed consent confirmed in writing.(b) An LLLT shall not negotiate for employment with any person who is involved as a party or as LLLT for a party in a matter in which the LLLT is participating personally and substantially as a judge or other adjudicative officer or as an arbitrator, mediator, or other third-party neutral. An LLLT serving as a law clerk to a judge or other adjudicative officer may negotiate for employment with a party or LLLT involved in a matter in which the clerk is participating personally and substantially, but only after the LLLT has notified the judge or other adjudicative officer.(c) If an LLLT or lawyer is disqualified by paragraph (a) of this Rule or Lawyer RPC 1.12, no LLLT in a firm with which that LLLT or lawyer is associated may knowingly undertake or continue representation in the matter unless: (1) the disqualified LLLT or lawyer is timely screened from any participation in the matter and is apportioned no part of the fee therefrom; and(2) written notice is promptly given to the parties and any appropriate tribunal to enable them to ascertain compliance with the provisions of this Rule.(d) An arbitrator selected as a partisan of a party in a multimember arbitration panel is not prohibited from subsequently representing that party.Wash. R. Limi. Lic. Leg. Tech. Pro. Cond. LLLT RPC 1.12
Comment
[1] Rule 1.12 was adapted from Lawyer RPC 1.12 with no substantive changes. This Rule applies to LLLTs and firms in which both LLLTs and lawyers are associated analogously.