Rule 4 Committee Panels

A. General. The Committee may delegate to its panels the power to act for the Committee in discharging its powers and duties. The Committee or the Executive Committee shall establish the method of rotation by which panels are assigned complaints.

B. Panels. Each panel shall elect a lawyer member of that panel as its chair. A panel member whose term has expired may continue to serve on any case that was commenced before the expiration of the member's term. Five members shall constitute a quorum. The panel shall act only with the concurrence of at least four members. Reserve members may be appointed to serve on a panel pursuant to Section 3(A)(3). C. Powers and Duties. Panels shall have the following powers and duties:

(1) To conduct proceedings during the ballot phase concerning formal complaints of misconduct, petitions for reinstatement, and petitions for transfer to and from disability inactive status;

(2) To conduct hearings;

(3) To adopt written findings of fact, conclusions of law, and orders prepared with the administrative assistance of the Office of Professional Conduct; and

(4) To discharge other duties imposed by these Procedures.