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
| 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 |
Confidence
0.93
Importance
high
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 |
Role category
employer_relationship
Relationships
adheresToPrinciple
Confidentiality Principle Invoked for Former Employer and Client Information, Conflict of Interest Recusal — Engineer A Isolated from State Case, Dual Role Appearance of Impropriety Invoked for Engineer A Water Rights Transition, Former Client Adversarial Participation Prohibition Invoked for Engineer A Water Rights Transition, Loyalty Conflict — Engineer A Dual Obligations, Loyalty Principle Invoked for Engineer A Ongoing Obligations to Former Employer and Client, Private-to-Public Employment Transition Conflict Obligation Invoked for Engineer A Water Rights, Private-to-Public Transition Conflict — Engineer A Water Rights Case
hasObligation
Appearance of Impropriety Avoidance Through Isolation — Engineer A State Isolation Protocol, Confidentiality Obligation — Engineer A Former Employer and Client Technical Information, Conflict of Interest Recusal — Engineer A Water Rights Proceeding, Current Employer Litigation Strategy Confidentiality — Engineer A State Employment, Faithful Agent Duty — Engineer A to State Employer, Former Client Adversarial Proceeding Consent Prerequisite — Engineer A Water Rights State Proceeding, Former Employer Client Loyalty — Engineer A Non-Adverse Participation, Former Employer Loyalty Boundary in Public Role — Engineer A Ongoing Obligations to Private Firm and Client, Non-Absolute Former Client Loyalty Boundary — Engineer A Water Rights Proceeding Distinction, Private-to-Public Adversarial Non-Participation — Engineer A Water Rights Proceeding, Private-to-Public Transition Adversarial Proceeding Non-Participation — Engineer A Water Rights
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
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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
Extraction details
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