Rule 1.12 Former Judge, Arbitrator, Mediator Or Other
Third-Party Neutral
(a) Except as stated in paragraph (d), a lawyer shall not represent
anyone in connection with a matter in which the lawyer 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) A lawyer shall not negotiate for employment with any person who
is involved as a party or as lawyer for a party in a matter in which
the lawyer is participating personally and substantially as a judge
or other adjudicative officer or as an arbitrator, mediator or other
third-party neutral. A lawyer serving as a law clerk to a judge or
other adjudicative officer may negotiate for employment with a party
or lawyer involved in a matter in which the clerk is participating
personally and substantially, but only after the lawyer has notified
the judge or other adjudicative officer.
(c) If a lawyer is disqualified by paragraph (a), no lawyer in a
firm with which that lawyer is associated may knowingly undertake or
continue representation in the matter unless:
(1) the disqualified 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.