Practice question
A lawyer leaves public office and, six months later, proposes to practice privately on a matter before the very office she left. She argues that the professional-practice exception in Section 7(b) removes every postemployment restriction. What is correct under that section?
- The one-year restriction still applies to practice connected with a matter before her former office.
- Every form of private professional practice is prohibited for life.
- All private practice is automatically unrestricted on separation.
- Only a former client's permission matters.
- The restriction applies only if she was elected.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1989/ra_6713_1989.html — RA 6713, Section 7(b).
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