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In re Amendment of Rule 102

SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA
Oct 2, 2019
DISCIPLINARY RULES DOCKET NO. 185 (Pa. Oct. 2, 2019)

Opinion

DISCIPLINARY RULES DOCKET NO. 185

10-02-2019

IN RE: AMENDMENT OF RULES 102, 201, 217 AND 219 OF THE PENNSYLVANIA RULES OF DISCIPLINARY ENFORCEMENT


ORDER

AND NOW, this 2nd day of October, 2019, upon the recommendation of the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania; the proposal having been submitted without publication in the interests of justice and efficient administration pursuant to Pa.R.J.A. No. 103(a)(3):

IT IS ORDERED pursuant to Article V, Section 10 of the Constitution of Pennsylvania that Rules 102, 201, 217 and 219 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Disciplinary Enforcement are amended in the attached form.

This ORDER shall be processed in accordance with Pa.R.J.A. No. 103(b), and shall be effective in 30 days. Material to be added is bolded and underlined.
Material to be deleted is bolded and in brackets. Rule 102. Definitions.
*** "Administrative suspension." Status of an attorney, after Court order, who: failed to pay the annual fee and/or file the form required by subdivisions (a) and (d) of Enforcement Rule 219; was reported to the Court by the Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education Board under Rule 111(b), Pa.R.C.L.E., for having failed to satisfy the requirements of the Pennsylvania Rules for Continuing Legal Education; failed to pay any expenses taxed pursuant to Enforcement Rule 208(g); or failed to meet the requirements for maintaining a limited law license as a Limited In-House Corporate Counsel, a foreign legal consultant, an attorney participant in defender [and] or legal services programs [pursuant to Pa.B.A.R. 311], [or] a military attorney, or attorney spouse of an active-duty service member . *** "Attorney participant in defender or legal services programs." An attorney holding a limited admission to practice under Pennsylvania Bar Admission Rule 311 (relating to limited admission of participants in defender or legal services programs). *** "Attorney spouse of an active-duty service member." An attorney holding a limited admission to practice under Pennsylvania Bar Admission Rule 304 (relating to limited admission of spouses of active-duty members of the United States Uniformed Services). *** "Limited In-House Corporate Counsel." An attorney holding a limited admission to practice under Pennsylvania Bar Admission Rule 302 (relating to limited admission of in-house corporate counsel). *** "Practice of law." Includes the provision of legal services as a foreign legal consultant, [or] military attorney, [or] attorney spouse of an active-duty service member , attorney participant in defender or legal services programs, or pursuant to a Limited In-House Corporate Counsel License. *** Rule 201. Jurisdiction.

(a) The exclusive disciplinary jurisdiction of the Supreme Court and the Board under these rules extends to:

(1) Any attorney admitted to practice law in this Commonwealth.

Note: The jurisdiction of the Board under this paragraph includes jurisdiction over a foreign legal consultant, military attorney, attorney spouse of an active-duty service member, attorney participant in defender or legal services programs, or a person holding a Limited In-House Corporate Counsel License. See the definitions of "attorney," "practice of law" and "respondent-attorney" in Rule 102.
*** Rule 217. Formerly admitted attorneys. ***

(h) Within ten days after the effective date of an order of disbarment or suspension for a period longer than one year, the formerly admitted attorney shall surrender to the Board the certificate issued by the Attorney Registration Office under Rule 219(e) (relating to annual registration of attorneys) for the current year, along with any certificate of good standing issued under Pennsylvania Bar Admission Rule 201(d) (relating to certification of good standing), certificate of admission issued under Pennsylvania Bar Admission Rule 231(d)(3) (relating to action by Prothonotary), certificate of licensure issued under Pennsylvania Bar Admission Rule 341(e)(3) (relating to motion for licensure), Limited In-House Corporate Counsel License issued under Pennsylvania Bar Admission Rule 302 (relating to limited in-house corporate counsel license), [or] limited certificate of admission issued under Pennsylvania Bar Admission Rule 303 (relating to limited admission of military attorneys), limited certificate of admission issued under Pennsylvania Bar Admission Rule 304 (relating to limited admission of attorney spouses of active-duty service members), or limited certificate of admission issued under Pennsylvania Bar Admission Rule 311 (relating to attorney participants in defender or legal services programs) . The Board may destroy the annual certificate issued under Rule 219(e), but shall retain any other documents surrendered under this subdivision and shall return those documents to the formerly admitted attorney in the event that he or she is subsequently reinstated. *** Rule 219. Annual registration of attorneys. ***

(d) On or before July 1 of each year, all attorneys required by this rule to pay an annual fee shall electronically file with the Attorney Registration Office an electronically endorsed form prescribed by the Attorney Registration Office in accordance with the following procedures:

(1) The form shall set forth:

(i) The date on which the attorney was admitted to practice, licensed as a foreign legal consultant, granted limited admission as an attorney participant in defender [and] or legal services programs [pursuant to Pa.B.A.R. 311], [or] issued a Limited-In-House Corporate Counsel License, or granted limited admission as an attorney spouse of an active-duty service member, and a list of all courts (except courts of this Commonwealth) and jurisdictions in which the person has ever been licensed to practice law, with the current status thereof.

***

(4) Upon original admission to the bar of this Commonwealth, licensure as a Foreign Legal Consultant, issuance of a Limited In-House Corporate Counsel License, [or] limited admission as an attorney participant in defender [and] or legal services programs [pursuant to Pa.B.A.R. 311], or limited admission as an attorney spouse of an active-duty service member, a person shall concurrently file a form under this subdivision for the current assessment year, but no annual fee shall be payable for the assessment year in which originally admitted or licensed.


Summaries of

In re Amendment of Rule 102

SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA
Oct 2, 2019
DISCIPLINARY RULES DOCKET NO. 185 (Pa. Oct. 2, 2019)
Case details for

In re Amendment of Rule 102

Case Details

Full title:IN RE: AMENDMENT OF RULES 102, 201, 217 AND 219 OF THE PENNSYLVANIA RULES…

Court:SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA

Date published: Oct 2, 2019

Citations

DISCIPLINARY RULES DOCKET NO. 185 (Pa. Oct. 2, 2019)