Definitions

(A) “Affected Attorney” means an attorney who is either temporarily or permanently unable to practice law because the attorney has: (1) become a successful elected candidate or an appointee who is subject to canon 7C of the Michigan Code of Judicial Conduct; (2) resigned; (3) been disbarred or suspended; (4) disappeared; (5) been imprisoned; (6) abandoned the practice of law; (7) become temporarily or permanently disabled or incapacitated; (8) been transferred to disability inactive status pursuant to MCR 9.121; or (9) died. (B) “Affected Attorney’s Clients” are clients to whom the Affected Attorney is the attorney of record, regardless of whether the retainer agreement is with the Affected Attorney or the Affected Attorney’s Law Firm. Chapter 9. Professional Disciplinary Proceedings Page 849 Chapter Updated January 1, 2026 (C) “Appointed Interim Administrator” means an Interim Administrator who is appointed by the circuit court pursuant to MCR 9.305 to serve on behalf of the Affected Attorney. (D) “Designated Interim Administrator” means an Interim Administrator that a Private Practice Attorney has designated to serve and who has accepted the designation in the event the Private Practice Attorney should become an Affected Attorney. (E) “Interim Administrator” means a general term for an active Michigan attorney in good standing who serves on behalf of a Private Practice Attorney who becomes an Affected Attorney. It also means a law firm with at least one other active Michigan attorney that is designated to serve on behalf of a Private Practice Attorney who becomes an Affected Attorney. (F) “Law Firm” means the entity in which the Affected Attorney carries out the profession of being a lawyer. (G) “Private Practice Attorney” means an attorney who is an active Michigan attorney in good standing and who is subject to Rule 21 of the Rules Concerning the State Bar of Michigan, Mandatory Interim Administrator Planning.