Opinion
SCPR-23-0000057
02-21-2023
IN RE STEVEN R. RINKLE, Petitioner.
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, Wilson, and Eddins, JJ.
ORDER GRANTING PETITION TO RESIGN IN GOOD STANDING
Upon consideration of the petition to resign from the practice of law in the State of Hawai'i, filed by attorney Steven R. Rinkle, pursuant to Rule 1.10 of the Rules of the Supreme Court of the State of Hawai'i (RSCH), but to retain the paper license as a memento, as authorized by RSCH Rule 1.10(b), and the affidavits submitted in support thereof, we conclude that Petitioner Rinkle has fully complied with the requirements of RSCH Rule 1.10. Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition to resign is granted. Petitioner Rinkle may retain the paper license as a memento.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, pursuant to RSCH Rule 1.10(g), that the Petitioner shall comply with the notice, affidavit, and record requirements of RSCH Rules 2.16(a), (b), (d), and (g).
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk shall remove the name of Petitioner Rinkle, attorney number 6182, from the roll of attorneys of the State of Hawai'i, effective with the filing of this order.