Section 89.274. Notice of reinstatement proceedings

(a) General rule. The Office of the Secretary shall forward a copy of the petition for reinstatement and Form DB-30 (Reference for Reinstatement Hearing) to:

(1) The Office of Disciplinary Counsel.

(2) The president judge of the court of common pleas of the judicial district in which the formerly admitted attorney practiced.

(3) The chief judge of the United States district court for the district in which such attorney practiced.

(4) The executive director of the bar association of the county in which such attorney practiced.

(5) The Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Bar Association.

(6) The Executive Director of the Lawyers Fund for Client Security.

(b) Publication of notice. The Office of the Secretary shall cause a notice to be published in the legal journal and a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the formerly admitted attorney practiced and in each county in Pennsylvania in which the formerly admitted attorney has resided since being disbarred or suspended for disciplinary reasons. The notice shall state and be confined to:

(1) The name of such formerly admitted attorney.

(2) That on or after a specified date (to be set forth in the notice) a hearing committee of the Board will consider a petition for reinstatement filed by such person.

(3) The address of the district office of the Office of Disciplinary Counsel that is handling the reinstatement proceeding.

The provisions of this § 89.274 amended May 17, 1991, effective May 18, 1991, 21 Pa.B. 2333; amended April 26, 1996, effective immediately, 26 Pa.B. 1984; amended July 13, 2001, effective immediately, 31 Pa.B. 3731; amended August 7, 2009, effective immediately, 39 Pa.B. 4725. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (309923) and (281377).