Rule 6.3 Duties Upon Disbarment or Suspension
Title 6: Sanctions And Other Remedies
Rule Text
(1) Licensee to Discontinue Practice. A disbarred or suspended licensee shall not practice law after the effective date of disbarment or suspension. This rule shall not preclude a disbarred or suspended licensee from providing information on the facts of a case and its status to a succeeding licensee, and such information shall be provided on request.
(2) Responsibilities. It shall be the duty of a disbarred or suspended licensee to immediately take all reasonable steps to avoid foreseeable prejudice to any client and to comply with all applicable laws and disciplinary rules.
(3) Notice; Return of Client Property. When, as a result of the disbarment or suspension, any active client matter will be left for which no other active licensee of the Bar, with the consent of the client, has agreed to resume responsibility, the disbarred or suspended licensee shall give written notice of the cessation of practice to the affected clients, opposing parties, courts, agencies, and any other person or entity having reason to be informed of the cessation of practice. Such notice shall be given no later than fourteen (14) days after the effective date of the disbarment or suspension. In the case of a disbarment or a suspension of more than 60 days, client property pertaining to any active client matter shall be delivered to the client or an active licensee of the Bar designated by the client as substitute counsel.
(4) Contempt. Disciplinary Counsel may petition the Supreme Court to hold a disbarred or suspended licensee in contempt for failing to comply with the provisions of BR 6.3(1), (2), or (3). The court may order the licensee to appear and show cause, if any, why the licensee should not be held in contempt of court and sanctioned accordingly.
Amendment history: (Rule 6.3 amended by Order dated March 13, 1989, effective April 1, 1989.) (Former Rule 6.3(c) redesignated as Rule 6.3(d); Rule 6.3(c) added; and Rule 6.3(d) amended by Order dated May 3, 2017, effective January 1, 2018.) (Rule 6.3 amended by Order dated August 17, 2022, effective July 1, 2023.) (Rule 6.3(c) amended by Order dated December 26, 2023, effective January 1, 2024.) (Rule 6.3(a)-(d) redesignated Rule 6.3(1)-(4) by Order dated May 23, 2024, effective January 1, 2025.) (Rule 6.3 (1) through (4) amended by Order dated October 15, 2025, effective January 1, 2026.)