Local Rule Rule X: Appointment of Counsel

Rule X. Appointment of Counsel Whenever counsel is to be appointed pursuant to these Rules to investigate allegations of misconduct or prosecute disciplinary proceedings or in conjunction with a reinstatement petition filed by a disciplined attorney, this Court shall appoint as counsel the disciplinary agency of the Supreme Court of Ohio or other disciplinary agency having jurisdiction. If no such disciplinary agency exists or such disciplinary agency declines appointment, or such appointment is clearly inappropriate, this Court shall appoint as counsel one or more members of the Bar of this Court to investigate allegations of misconduct or to prosecute disciplinary proceedings under these Rules, provided, however, that the respondent-attorney may move to disqualify a lawyer so appointed who is or has been engaged as an adversary of the respondent-lawyer in any matter. Counsel, once appointed, may not resign unless permission to do so is given by this Court.