A firm may continue representation after one lawyer is disqualified if which condition is met?

• A. The disqualified lawyer is screened and no confidential information is shared.
• B. Court approval required.
• C. The client consent is required.
• D. The disqualified lawyer resigns.

Answer: (A)

The key idea is that a firm can avoid disqualifying the entire office if the conflict is handled with a proper screening process. If the lawyer with the disqualifying conflict is completely blocked from the matter and does not share or have access to any confidential information from that client, the rest of the firm can continue representing the client. This protects the client’s confidences and prevents the firm from being tainted by the disqualified lawyer’s knowledge, while still allowing the firm to move forward with representation.

In this scenario, the essential condition is that the disqualified attorney is screened from the matter and no confidential information obtained from the client is shared with the remaining lawyers. Court approval or client consent is not inherently required for the screening to be effective, and the firm isn’t compelled to have the disqualified lawyer resign if proper screening and information barriers are in place.