Miami Beach City Commissioner Michael Gongora is considering resigning from Becker & Poliakoff in the wake of a controversial ethics ruling that members of his law firm are not allowed to represent clients before any city bodies because of his position. This type of situation is not uncommon at large law firms, which often have their lawyers serving as elected members of city and county commissions or as appointed members of city and county boards and committees. It's also come up for smaller law firms.
April 25, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Miami Beach City Commissioner Michael C. Gongora said he’s considering resigning from Becker & Poliakoff in the wake of a controversial ethics ruling that members of his law firm are not allowed to represent clients before any city bodies because of his position.
“Lawyers at the firm employing [Gongora] are prohibited from appearing before the city,” the Miami-Dade County Commission on Ethics and Public Trust stated in a March 26 opinion letter addressed to Gongora.
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