Common use of Waiver of Conflict of Interest Clause in Contracts

Waiver of Conflict of Interest. You understand that you are jointly engaging the services of QDRO Pros. In order for QDRO Pros to provide this service, each of you must agree to such joint engagement. This is necessary because there is a possibility that a conflict could occur. For example, you could take differing positions on issues pertaining to the QDRO. By way of your signature on this Fee Agreement, you waive all conflicts of interest. Please note that should an actual conflict of interest arise, in terms of a dispute between you or otherwise, we are precluded from taking sides. Our role, in the event of disagreement between you, has to be limited to discussing the benefits and detriments of alternative courses of action, rather than advocating either side. We cannot favor one client over another, and thus we can follow only the mutual instructions that we receive from you. You will have to resolve the particular conflict or dispute between yourselves or with the advice of your individual attorneys. In the event this dispute is irreconcilable and there is not a single agreed-upon course of action that allows us to perform our scope of work, we may withdraw from this engagement, unless you both agree in writing that we can represent one of you. Next, we may not withhold from one of you any information provided to us by the other, or by third parties, while we are providing this service. In addition, any communications that we receive from either of you in connection with this engagement would not be deemed privileged or confidential in any dispute between the two of you. Please note California Evidence Code section 962, which provides: “Where two or more clients have retained or consulted a lawyer upon a matter of common interest, none of the, nor the successor in interest of any of them, may claim a privilege under this article as to a communication made in the course of that relationship when such communication is offered in a civil proceeding between one of such clients (or his successor in interest) and another of such clients (or his successor in interest).” Of course, all of our conversations will be privileged and protected from disclosure to third-parties.

Waiver of Conflict of Interest. You understand that you are jointly engaging the services of QDRO Pros. In order for QDRO Pros to provide this service, each of you must agree to such joint engagement. This is necessary because there is a possibility that a conflict could occur. For exampleThe State Bar Rules require us to point out the important consequences arising from such joint engagement. First, you could take differing positions on issues pertaining to the QDRO. By way of your signature on this Fee Agreement, you waive all conflicts of interest. Please note that should an any potential or actual conflict of interest arise, in terms of or should a dispute develop between you or otherwiseyou, we are precluded ethical rules preclude us from taking sides. Our role, in the event of disagreement between you, has to be limited to discussing the benefits and detriments of alternative courses of action, rather than advocating either side. We You will have to resolve the particular conflict or dispute between yourselves and we will thereafter proceed based upon your joint advice to us as to the resolution of the dispute or conflict. Second, in providing our services, we cannot favor one client over another, and thus we can follow only the mutual instructions that we receive from you. You will have to resolve the particular conflict or dispute between yourselves or with the advice of your individual attorneys. In the event this dispute is irreconcilable and there is If you cannot agree on a single agreed-upon course of action that allows us to perform our scope of workaction, we may be forced to withdraw from this engagement, engagement unless you both agree in writing that we can represent one of you. NextThird, we may not withhold from one of you any information provided to us by the other, or by third parties, while we are providing this service. In addition, any communications that we receive from either of you in connection with this engagement would not be deemed privileged or confidential in any dispute between the two of you. Please note This rule is required by California Evidence Code section 962, which provides: “‘Where two or more clients have retained or consulted a lawyer upon a matter of common interest, none of thethem, nor the successor in interest of any of them, may claim a privilege under this article as to a communication made in the course of that relationship when such communication is offered in a civil proceeding between one of such clients (or his successor in interest) and another of such clients (or his successor in interest).” ’ Of course, all of our conversations will be privileged and protected from disclosure to third-parties.