Notice to clients, adverse parties, and others

(a) Recipients of notice; contents. Unless otherwise ordered, within 10 days after the date of a court order imposing a disciplinary sanction or transfer to disability inactive status, a respondent disbarred, transferred to disability inactive status, placed on interim suspension or suspended from practice shall notify or cause to be notified by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested: (1) All clients being represented in pending matters; (2) Any co-counsel in pending matters; (3) Any opposing attorney in pending matters, or in the absence of such attorney, the adverse parties. The notice shall advise of the order of the Court and that the lawyer is therefore disqualified to act as lawyer after the effective date of the order. The notice to be given to the opposing attorneys or the adverse party shall state the place of residence of the client of the respondent; (4) All persons or their agents or guardians to whom a fiduciary duty is or may be owed at any time after discipline or transfer to disability inactive status; and (5) All other persons with whom the formerly admitted attorney may at any time expect to have professional contacts under circumstances where there is a reasonable probability that they may infer that respondent continues as an attorney in good standing. (b) Affidavit of compliance. Immediately thereafter, the respondent shall file an affidavit with this Court indicating compliance with subsection (a). (c) Special notice. The Court may direct the issuance of notice to such financial institutions or others as may be necessary to protect the interests of clients or other members of the public. (d) Return of client’s property. Unless otherwise ordered, any respondent described in paragraph (a) of this Rule shall deliver to all clients being represented in pending matters any papers or other property to which they are entitled and shall notify them and any counsel representing them of a suitable time and place where the papers and other property may be obtained, calling attention to any urgency for obtaining the papers or other property. History. Amended, June 5, 2001.