Conduct of attorneys which violates the Rules of Professional Conduct contained in article VIII of these rules shall be grounds for discipline by the Court. Discipline may be:
(a) disbarment;
(b) disbarment on consent;
(c) suspension for a specified period and until further order of Court;
(d) suspension for a specified period of time;
(e) suspension until further order of the Court;
(f) suspension for a specified period of time or until further order of the Court with probation;
(g) censure; or
(h) reprimand by the Court, the Review Board or a hearing panel.
Adopted May 26, 1978, effective July 1, 1978; amended June 3, 1980, effective July 1, 1980; amended August 9, 1983, effective October 1, 1983; amended October 13, 1989, effective immediately; amended and renumbered March 23, 2004, effective April 1, 2004; amended Jan. 25, 2017, eff. immediately.
Commentary(March 23, 2004)
Effective April 1, 2004, former Rule 771 (“Types of Discipline”) was renumbered as Rule 770 and a new Rule 771 (“Finality of Orders and Effective Date of Discipline”) was adopted.