New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 11 - LABOR AND WORKERS' COMPENSATION
Chapter 4 - WORKERS' COMPENSATION
Part 3 - PAYMENT OF CLAIMS, POST-ACCIDENT DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING, AND CONDUCT OF PARTIES
Section 11.4.3.14 - CONDUCT OF ATTORNEYS AND REPRESENTATIVES APPEARING BEFORE THE WCA

Universal Citation: 11 NM Admin Code 11.4.3.14

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024

A. An attorney or other representative of a party may not engage in or advocate meritless claims or defenses when appearing before the WCA.

B. An attorney or other representative of a party shall be courteous and professional and shall be punctual for mediations and hearings.

C. Attorneys and other representatives of a party shall be attired in an appropriate manner, suitable to a court proceeding.

D. The director may sanction any attorney or representative who engages in the conduct proscribed by Subsections A, B and C of this Section or who violates any provision of the Act or these rules. In cases of repeated violations, or a single act of an egregious nature, and upon a written finding that the attorney or representative's behavior is not likely to be controlled by imposition of a fine, the director's sanctions may include suspension, termination or limitation of the right to practice before the WCA.

E. The director's imposition of a sanction against an attorney or representative shall be governed by the procedures in 11.4.5 NMAC.

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