Service of petition and other papers; filing

(a) Service. Service of the petition upon the respondent shall be made either in the manner provided for service of a civil complaint under the Rules of Civil Procedure for the Superior Court or be made by any person authorized by the Subcommittee to make such service. All papers subsequent to the petition which are filed with the Subcommittee shall be served upon each party to the proceeding. Service upon a party represented by an attorney shall be made by serving the attorney unless service upon the party personally is ordered by the Subcommittee. Service upon the attorney or upon a party shall be made by delivering a copy to the attorney or party or by mailing it to the attorney or party at the attorney’s or party’s last known address or, if no address is known, by leaving it with the Subcommittee Administrator. Delivery of a copy within this Rule means: Handing it to the attorney or to the party; or leaving it at the attorney’s or party’s office with a clerk or other person in charge thereof; or, if there is no one in charge, leaving it in a conspicuous place therein; or if the office is closed or the person to be served has no office, leaving it at the person’s dwelling house or usual place of abode with some person of suitable age and discretion then residing therein. Service by mail is complete upon mailing. (b) Filing requirement and manner of filing. A petition and all other pleadings relating to a matter before the Subcommittee shall be filed with and maintained by the Subcommittee Administrator. The filing of any such paper with the Subcommittee shall be made by delivering one original and three copies of such document to the Subcommittee Administrator. All such documents shall thereupon be date-stamped by the Subcommittee Administrator as “filed” with the Subcommittee. The original copy of all such filings shall be retained by the Subcommittee Administrator as the official record of the Subcommittee in the matter.