Engineer A Current Case Private-to-Public Transitioning Engineer

R · Role Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/75#Engineer_A_Current_Case_Private-to-Public_Transitioning_Engineer
Definition

Transitioned from private engineering firm (which had a client in a water rights matter) to state employment. The state is now an adversarial party in the water rights proceeding involving Engineer A's former private employer and its client. Engineer A must remain isolated from the state's case and be reassigned to other duties.

Properties
Instance of
Private-to-PublicTransitioningEngineer
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#Private-to-PublicTransitioningEngineer
Attributes
licenseProfessional Engineer (implied)
specialtyWater rights analysis
current_employerState agency (objector in water rights proceeding)
former_employerPrivate engineering firm
former_clientPrivate client of former firm
ethical_obligationMandatory recusal and silence without consent of former employer and client
Confidence
0.93
Importance
high
Relationships
typeconflict_with
targetState Water Rights Proceeding
typecurrent_employer
targetState Objector Agency
typeformer_client_obligation
targetFormer Private Client
typeformer_employer
targetFormer Private Engineering Firm
Role category
employer_relationship
Relationships
Source Evidence
Source text
Engineer A clearly has an ongoing duty to honor his obligations both to his former employer and the private client

Text references
Engineer A cannot disclose, participate or represent the state's interest in connection with this proceeding unless Engineer A first obtains the permission/consent
Engineer A clearly has an ongoing duty to honor his obligations both to his former employer and the private client
Engineer A should be assigned other duties by the state, remain isolated from the State's water rights case
Engineer A's dual role and his professional opinion/judgment — as an employee of the private firm and now as a state employee — could be called into question
TTL
@prefix case75: <http://proethica.org/ontology/case/75#> . @prefix owl: <http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#> . @prefix proeth: <http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#> . @prefix proeth-core: <http://proethica.org/ontology/core#> . @prefix prov: <http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#> . @prefix rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#> . @prefix xsd: <http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#> . case75:Engineer_A_Current_Case_Private-to-Public_Transitioning_Engineer a proeth:Private-to-PublicTransitioningEngineer, owl:NamedIndividual ; rdfs:label "Engineer A Current Case Private-to-Public Transitioning Engineer" ; proeth-core:adheresToPrinciple case75:Confidentiality_Principle_Invoked_for_Former_Employer_and_Client_Information, <http://proethica.org/ontology/case/75#Conflict_of_Interest_Recusal_—_Engineer_A_Isolated_from_State_Case>, case75:Dual_Role_Appearance_of_Impropriety_Invoked_for_Engineer_A_Water_Rights_Transition, case75:Former_Client_Adversarial_Participation_Prohibition_Invoked_for_Engineer_A_Water_Rights_Transition, <http://proethica.org/ontology/case/75#Loyalty_Conflict_—_Engineer_A_Dual_Obligations>, case75:Loyalty_Principle_Invoked_for_Engineer_A_Ongoing_Obligations_to_Former_Employer_and_Client, case75:Private-to-Public_Employment_Transition_Conflict_Obligation_Invoked_for_Engineer_A_Water_Rights, <http://proethica.org/ontology/case/75#Private-to-Public_Transition_Conflict_—_Engineer_A_Water_Rights_Case> ; proeth-core:hasObligation <http://proethica.org/ontology/case/75#Appearance_of_Impropriety_Avoidance_Through_Isolation_—_Engineer_A_State_Isolation_Protocol>, <http://proethica.org/ontology/case/75#Confidentiality_Obligation_—_Engineer_A_Former_Employer_and_Client_Technical_Information>, <http://proethica.org/ontology/case/75#Conflict_of_Interest_Recusal_—_Engineer_A_Water_Rights_Proceeding>, <http://proethica.org/ontology/case/75#Current_Employer_Litigation_Strategy_Confidentiality_—_Engineer_A_State_Employment>, <http://proethica.org/ontology/case/75#Faithful_Agent_Duty_—_Engineer_A_to_State_Employer>, <http://proethica.org/ontology/case/75#Former_Client_Adversarial_Proceeding_Consent_Prerequisite_—_Engineer_A_Water_Rights_State_Proceeding>, <http://proethica.org/ontology/case/75#Former_Employer_Client_Loyalty_—_Engineer_A_Non-Adverse_Participation>, <http://proethica.org/ontology/case/75#Former_Employer_Loyalty_Boundary_in_Public_Role_—_Engineer_A_Ongoing_Obligations_to_Private_Firm_and_Client>, <http://proethica.org/ontology/case/75#Non-Absolute_Former_Client_Loyalty_Boundary_—_Engineer_A_Water_Rights_Proceeding_Distinction>, <http://proethica.org/ontology/case/75#Private-to-Public_Adversarial_Non-Participation_—_Engineer_A_Water_Rights_Proceeding>, <http://proethica.org/ontology/case/75#Private-to-Public_Transition_Adversarial_Proceeding_Non-Participation_—_Engineer_A_Water_Rights> ; proeth:attributes "{'license': 'Professional Engineer (implied)', 'specialty': 'Water rights analysis', 'current_employer': 'State agency (objector in water rights proceeding)', 'former_employer': 'Private engineering firm', 'former_client': 'Private client of former firm', 'ethical_obligation': 'Mandatory recusal and silence without consent of former employer and client'}" ; proeth:caseinvolvement "Transitioned from private engineering firm (which had a client in a water rights matter) to state employment. The state is now an adversarial party in the water rights proceeding involving Engineer A's former private employer and its client. Engineer A must remain isolated from the state's case and be reassigned to other duties." ; proeth:conceptCategory "Role" ; proeth:confidence "0.93" ; proeth:discoveredincase "75" ; proeth:discoveredinpass "1" ; proeth:discoveredinsection "discussion" ; proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-02-27T00:11:27.211110+00:00" ; proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "75" ; proeth:generatedattime "2026-02-27T00:11:27.211110+00:00" ; proeth:importance "high" ; proeth:relationships "{'type': 'conflict_with', 'target': 'State Water Rights Proceeding'}", "{'type': 'current_employer', 'target': 'State Objector Agency'}", "{'type': 'former_client_obligation', 'target': 'Former Private Client'}", "{'type': 'former_employer', 'target': 'Former Private Engineering Firm'}" ; proeth:rolecategory "employer_relationship" ; proeth:roleclass "Private-to-Public Transitioning Engineer" ; proeth:sourcetext "Engineer A clearly has an ongoing duty to honor his obligations both to his former employer and the private client" ; proeth:textreferences "Engineer A cannot disclose, participate or represent the state's interest in connection with this proceeding unless Engineer A first obtains the permission/consent", "Engineer A clearly has an ongoing duty to honor his obligations both to his former employer and the private client", "Engineer A should be assigned other duties by the state, remain isolated from the State's water rights case", "Engineer A's dual role and his professional opinion/judgment — as an employee of the private firm and now as a state employee — could be called into question" ; proeth:wasattributedto "Case 75 Extraction" ; prov:generatedAtTime "2026-02-27T00:31:30.969126"^^xsd:dateTime ; prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 75 Extraction" .
Metadata
Type
Individual
Last Updated
2026-05-28 16:26
Discovered in case
75
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-02-27T00:11:27.211110+00:00
First case
75
Generated
2026-02-27T00:11:27.211110+00:00
Attributed to
Case 75 Extraction
Generated
2026-02-27T00:31:30.969126
Generated by
ProEthica Case 75 Extraction