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Alabama Rule 6.5 Nonprofit and Court-Annexed Limited Legal Services Programs (a) A lawyer who, under the auspices of a program sponsored by a nonprofit organization or a court, provides short-term limited legal services to a client without expectation by either the lawyer or the client that the lawyer will provide continuing representation in the matter: (1) is subject to Rules 1.7 and 1.9(a) only if the lawyer knows that the representation of the client to whom the lawyer is providing short-term limited legal services involves a conflict of interest; and (2) is subject to Rule 1.10 only if the lawyer knows that another lawyer associated with the lawyer in a law firm is disqualified by Rule 1.7 or 1.9(a) with respect to the matter. (b) Except
as provided in paragraph (a)(2), Rule 1.10 is inapplicable to representation
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