§1604.4. Permissible outside practice.
45 C.F.R. § 1604.4
A recipient's written policies may permit a full-time attorney to engage in a specific case or matter that constitutes the outside practice of law if:
The director of the recipient or the director's designee determines that representation in such case or matter is consistent with the attorney's responsibilities to the recipient's clients;
Except as provided in § 1604.7, the attorney does not intentionally identify the case or matter with the Corporation or the recipient; and
The attorney is—
Newly employed and has a professional responsibility to close cases from a previous law practice, and does so on the attorney's own time as expeditiously as possible; or
Acting on behalf of him or herself, a close friend, family member or another member of the recipient's staff; or
Acting on behalf of a religious, community, or charitable group; or
Participating in a voluntary pro bono or legal referral program affiliated with or sponsored by a bar association, other legal organization or religious, community or charitable group.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Authority
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2996e(b)(3), 2996e(d)(6), 2996f(a)(4), 2996g(e).
Source
Source: 68 FR 67377, Dec. 2, 2003, unless otherwise noted.