Rule 220 Recusal of members of the Board or a hearing committee or a special master

(a) General Rule. A member of the Board or of a hearing committee or a special master shall withdraw from participating in a matter or proceeding where there is a substantial showing that the member or special master cannot partici-pate in a fair and reasonable manner, including but not limited to instances where the member or special master:

(1) has a fixed bias or prejudice for or against the respondent-attorney, or personal knowledge of disputed evidentiary facts relating to the matter or proceeding;

(2) served as a lawyer in connection with any events relating to the matter or proceeding, or a lawyer with whom the member or special master practices law served as a lawyer in connection with any events relating to the matter or proceeding;

(3) individually or as a fiduciary, or any minor child of the member or special master living in his or her household or the spouse of the member or special master, has a financial interest in any events relating to the matter or proceeding.

(b) Procedure for recusal. A motion to disqualify a member of the Board or of a hearing committee or a special master shall be made in accordance with the rules of procedure of the Board, but the making of such a motion shall not stay the conduct of the proceedings or disqualify the challenged member or special master pending disposition of the motion.