Voluntary compliance

At any time after a matter is initially docketed by the Office of Disciplinary Counsel, the respondent may voluntarily offer an assurance that the respondent shall not engage in the unauthorized practice of law in the State of Delaware. Any such voluntary assurance must be in writing and duly sworn, and must be approved in writing by the Disciplinary Counsel and either (a) the Subcommittee Chair, if no panel has yet been assigned to the matter, or (b) the Hearing Panel, if a panel thereof has been assigned to the matter. Upon such approval, the voluntary assurance shall be filed by Disciplinary Counsel in the Supreme Court with a petition for the Court’s approval briefly describing the facts of the matter and a form of order. The Supreme Court’s entry of an order approving the voluntary assurance shall be enforceable in the Court through contempt proceedings.