Conflict of interests, recusal

(1) The following may not take part in a matter in which they are a complaining person, grievant, or respondent or in which their own interests outside of their official duties under SCR chs. 21 and 22 reasonably may be perceived to impair their impartiality or when a judge similarly situated would be disqualified under s. 757.19, 1997 stats. or recusal would be required under SCR 60.04(4): (a) The director and staff of the office of lawyer regulation. (b) Retained counsel. (c) Special investigators. (d) Members of the preliminary review committee. (e) Members of a special preliminary review panel. 153 (f) Referees. (g) Attorneys designated by the director to monitor an attorney's participation in a diversion from discipline program or compliance with conditions imposed on the attorney's practice of law. (h) Members of the board of administrative oversight. (2) Allegations of misconduct or malfeasance against the director, staff of the office of lawyer regulation, retained counsel, a special investigator, a member of the preliminary review committee, a member of a special preliminary review panel, a referee, an attorney designated by the director to monitor an attorney's participation in a diversion from discipline program or compliance with conditions imposed on the attorney's practice of law, or a member of the board of administrative oversight shall be governed by the procedures under SCR 22.25.