Local Rule L.R. 83-6.2: Grounds for Discipline

N.D. Ind. L.R. 83-6.2 Grounds for Discipline

(a) Court's Authority. The court may discipline an attorney who:

(1) engages in misconduct, even if the misconduct occurs outside an attorney-client relationship;

(2) is convicted of a serious crime; or

(3) is disciplined by any other court in the United States or its territories, commonwealths, or possessions.

(b) "Misconduct" Defined. "Misconduct" means a violation of the standards of professional conduct identified in N.D. Ind. L.R. 83-5(e).

(c) "Serious Crime" Defined. "Serious crime" includes:

(1) any felony; and

(2) any lesser crime that under the law of the jurisdiction that entered the conviction has a necessary element involving:

• false swearing; • misrepresentation; • fraud; • willful failure to file income-tax returns; • deceit; • bribery; • extortion; • misappropriation; • theft; • attempting to commit a serious crime; or • conspiring with another or soliciting another to commit a serious crime

(d) Discipline. Discipline may include:

(1) a public or private reprimand;

(2) suspension from the court's bar;

(3) disbarment from the court; or

(4) other disciplinary action taken under the grievance process established in these rules.