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Omar Sandoval, City Attorney for the City of Garden Grove <br />Sonia Carvalho, City Attorney for the City of Santa Ana <br />April 18, 2019 <br />Page Two <br />Rules of Professional Conduct <br />As attorneys, we are governed by specific rules relating to our representation of clients when <br />present or potential conflicts of interest exist. Rule 3-310 of the Rules of Professional Conduct of the <br />State Bar of California provides, in relevant part, as follows: <br />Rule 3-310. Avoiding the Representation of Adverse Interests <br />(A) For purposes of this rule: <br />(1) "Disclosure" means informing the client or former client of the relevant <br />circumstances and of the actual and reasonably foreseeable adverse <br />consequences to the client or former client; <br />(2) "Informed written consent" means the client's or former client's written <br />agreement to the representation following written disclosure; <br />(3) "Written" means any writing as defined in Evidence Code section 250. <br />(B) A member shall not accept or continue representation of a client without providing <br />written disclosure to the client where: <br />(1) The member has a legal, business, financial, professional, or personal <br />relationship with a party or witness in the same matter; or <br />(2) The member knows or reasonably should know that: <br />(a) the member previously had a legal, business, financial, professional, <br />or personal relationship with a party or witness in the same matter, <br />and <br />(b) the previous relationship would substantially affect the member's <br />representation; or <br />(3) The member has or had a legal, business, financial, professional, or personal <br />relationship with another person or entity the member knows or reasonably <br />should know would be affected substantially by resolution of the matter; or <br />(4) The member has or had a legal, business, financial, or professional interest in <br />the subject matter of the representation. <br />(C) A member shall not, without the informed written consent of each client: <br />(1) Accept representation of more than one client in a matter in which the <br />interests of the clients potentially conflict; or <br />(2) Accept or continue representation of more than one client in a matter in <br />NG-U9ZQvW2/4836-2030-8884vl/022046.0000 <br />