Rule 21 Duties of Sanctioned Attorney

In every case in which an attorney is disbarred, suspended, or surrenders the attorney's law license, the attorney shall, within twenty (20) days of the filing of the final order of disbarment, suspension, or surrender: A. Notify all of the attorney's clients and any counsel of record in pending matters in writing that the attorney has been disbarred or suspended or has surrendered his or her Arkansas law license; B. In the absence of co-counsel, notify all clients in writing to make arrangements for other representation, calling attention to any urgency in seeking the substitution of another attorney; C. Deliver to all clients being represented in pending matters any papers or property to which they are entitled, or notify them or co-counsel of a suitable time and place where the papers and other property may be obtained, calling attention to any urgency for obtaining the papers and other property; D. Refund any part of the fees or costs paid in advance that have not been earned or expended; E. File with the Court, agency, or tribunal before which any litigation is pending a copy of the notice to the opposing counsel, or adverse parties if no opposing counsel; F. Keep and maintain a record for each client of the steps taken to accomplish the foregoing;

G. File with the Clerk and the Office of Professional Conduct a list of all other state, federal, and administrative jurisdictions to which the attorney is licensed or admitted to practice. Upon such filing, the Clerk shall notify those jurisdictions entitled to notice of the disbarment, suspension, or surrender. H. The attorney shall, within thirty (30) days of disbarment, suspension, or surrender of license, file an affidavit with the Committee that the attorney has fully complied with the provisions of the order and completely performed the foregoing or provide a full explanation of the reasons for the attorney's noncompliance. Such affidavit shall also set forth the address where communications may thereafter be directed to the respondent. The affidavit shall also include an exemplar copy of each type of notice letter sent to clients, courts, co-counsel, or other or opposing counsel of record. The affidavit shall also include a list of the attorney's clients, with a current mailing address and telephone number(s) for each, for use by the Committee to verify that each client has received actual notice of the attorney's change of status and that the attorney has timely complied with all other obligations imposed by these Procedures. I. Failure to comply with these Procedures shall subject the attorney to punishment for contempt of the Arkansas Supreme Court.