(5) A copy of the verified petition for reinstatement shall be served upon all

complainants in the underlying disciplinary proceedings, who shall have thirty (30) days to submit their written comments to the BPR. (6) Reinstatement proceedings following disciplinary suspension or disbarment. — (A) Immediately upon receipt of a verified petition for reinstatement, Bar Counsel shall conduct any investigation Bar Counsel deems necessary. The petitioner shall cooperate in any such investigation. (B) Following investigation, Bar Counsel and the attorney may stipulate to reinstatement by submitting to the BPR a written stipulation and affidavit of the attorney which provides a detailed description of the factual basis for compliance with the requirements for reinstatement. Any such stipulation shall be approved or disapproved by a Review Panel. If the stipulation is approved, a report and recommendation shall be transmitted to the Court. If accepted by the Court, the Court shall issue its order stating that the attorney is reinstated to the practice of law, which may include any conditions the Court deems appropriate. (C) If Bar Counsel and the attorney do not reach a stipulation for the attorney’s reinstatement within 60 days of the filing of the verified petition for reinstatement and, if applicable, receipt of the character report of the National Conference of Bar Examiners, Bar Counsel shall file an answer to the petition. Thereafter, the petition for reinstatement shall proceed to a hearing before the Hearing Panel as provided in Rule 15. (D) In deciding whether to recommend reinstatement, the Hearing Panel shall consider the attorney’s past disciplinary record. The Hearing Panel may condition a recommendation for reinstatement upon compliance with any additional requirements it deems appropriate, including but not limited to the payment of restitution to any person harmed by the misconduct for which the petitioner was suspended. (7) Successive petitions. — No petition for reinstatement under this rule shall be accepted within two years following a denial of a previous petition for reinstate- ment filed on behalf of the same person. If a suspended or disbarred attorney has not obtained reinstatement within seven years after the effective date of the order of suspension or disbarment, the attorney’s membership in the Wyoming State Bar shall terminate. Such attorney who thereafter seeks admission to the Wyoming State Bar shall comply with the admission requirements set forth in the Wyoming Rules and Procedures Governing Admission to the Practice of Law. (8) If an attorney who has been disbarred or suspended does not seek reinstate- ment within one (1) year from the date the attorney becomes eligible to seek reinstatement, such attorney’s membership in the Wyoming State Bar shall terminate. Such attorney who thereafter seeks admission to the Wyoming State Bar shall comply with the admission requirements set forth in the Wyoming Rules and Procedures Governing Admission to the Practice of Law. (Adopted February 20, 2015, effective July 1, 2015; amended November 17, 2017, effective February 1, 2018; amended June 25, 2019, effective September 1, 2019.)