As amended through November 5, 2024
Rule 215 - Action by Board(a)Following Committee Recommendations. After receiving the recommendations of the CF Committee, the RA Committee or Bar Counsel, or on its own motion, the Board may:(1) Approve the Application or Request;(2) Issue an order denying or modifying the Application or Request;(3) Issue a recommendation of conditional admission; or(4) Request further investigation.(b)Finality of Order. The Board's decision to approve, deny or modify an Application or Request shall be final unless the Applicant requests a show cause hearing. The Board's recommendation of a conditional admission is reviewable under Rule 216(i).(c)Notice of Board Action. The Executive Director shall notify the Applicant of the Board's action, and cause the same to be served upon the Applicant personally or by certified mail, return receipt requested. Notice shall be deemed complete on the date of receipt as noted on the return of service or return receipt.(d)Show Cause Hearing. An Applicant may request a show cause hearing of any order denying or modifying an Application or Request or a recommendation for conditional admission, by filing with the Executive Director a written petition within twenty-one days after the Applicant has received notice of the Board's action. Show cause hearings shall be reported by a court reporter.(e)Record. The record as developed by the CF Committee or RA Committee shall be provided to the Applicant and Bar Counsel prior to the show cause hearing.(f)Hearing.(1) The show cause hearing shall be scheduled at a time convenient to the Applicant and the Board. The Executive Director shall give the Applicant written notice of any show cause hearing at least fourteen days in advance of the hearing, stating the date, time and place of the hearing. The notice shall advise the Applicant that he or she may personally appear at the hearing and is entitled to be represented by counsel and to cross-examine witnesses and present evidence.(2) The hearing shall be conducted in an informal manner reasonably calculated to protect the rights of the Applicant and the Board.(3) Additional evidence may be offered at the hearing.(4) The Board may appoint a hearing officer to conduct a show cause hearing and make a recommendation to the Board.(g)Decision. The Board shall enter its decision within fourteen days of receipt of the transcript of the show cause hearing. Board decisions following a show cause hearing are final unless the Applicant files a petition for review with the Supreme Court as provided in Rule 216. Conditional admission recommendations shall be forwarded to the Supreme Court as provided in Rule 216.