LEO: Hearing Officers - Conflict of  LE Op. 826

 

Hearing Officers - Conflict of Interest.

 

October 15, 1986

 

It is improper for an attorney to represent a client before the local

health department if the health department is merely an extension of the

state health department or health regulatory board for whom the attorney

sits as part-time hearing officer.

 

It is not improper for an attorney to represent a client before the local

health department if the local health department is not a mere extension

of the state health department or health regulatory board for whom the

attorney sits as a part-time hearing officer and if the two matters are

not the same or substantially related. [ LE Op. 847]

 

Committee Opinion October 15, 1986

 

CROSS REFERENCES

 

See also LE Op. 1195.