Rule 812: Reinstatement Procedure for Suspended Attorney

(a)   Reinstatement After Suspension. To seek reinstatement, an attorney who has been suspended under Rule 810 or Rule 206(f)(2) must comply with the requirements in Rule 206(j) and must comply with subsection (b) or (c).

(b)   Suspended Less than One Year. An attorney returning from suspension of less than one year must complete the following requirements:

(1)   prior to reinstatement, earn any CLE credit hours necessary to cure any deficiency in the annual CLE requirement under Rule 804(a) and pay any fees incurred prior to suspension; and

(2)   comply with the annual CLE requirement under Rule 804(a) by the end of the compliance period in which the Supreme Court reinstates the attorney.

(c)   Suspended One Year or More. An attorney returning from suspension of one year or more must complete the following requirements:

(1)   complete the requirements in subsection (b); and

(2)   prior to reinstatement, earn an additional 12 CLE credit hours, including 2 hours of ethics and professionalism, for each year of suspension unless waived or modified by Supreme Court order.

[History: New rule adopted effective July 1, 2011; Am. effective May 30, 2014; Am. effective July 1, 2017; Am. effective October 2, 2019; Am. effective April 2, 2021; Rule 811 renumbered to Rule 812 and Am. effective June 1, 2021; Am. effective July 1, 2022.]