Rule 517 - Notice of Limitations on the Right to Practice Law(a)Notice. Notice of a Supreme Court order imposing interim suspension, suspension, disbarment, resignation in lieu of disciplinary proceedings or transfer to disability inactive status, shall be given or caused to be given by the Respondent or a person appointed by the Supreme Court to: (1) All clients being represented in pending matters;(2) Any co-counsel in pending matters;(3) Any opposing counsel in pending matters;(4) All adverse parties in pending matters who are not represented by counsel; and(5) Any other party and/or financial institution as may be necessary to protect the interests of clients or the public.(b)Contents of Notice. The notice shall state: (1) The Respondent is disqualified to act as a Lawyer in this State by reason of the order;(2) The effective date of the order;(3) The Respondent's residence or other address where communications can be sent;(4) The place of residence of the client, in the case of notice to co-counsel, counsel for adverse parties, or an adverse party;(5) The right of the client, and any counsel presently representing the client, to obtain any papers or other property to which they are entitled; and(6) The times and places at which the papers and other property may be obtained, calling attention to any urgency for obtaining the papers and other property.(c)Service of Notice. The notice required by this Rule shall be given by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, as soon as practicable after the entry of the Supreme Court's order.(d)Filing of Lawyer's Affidavit. Within 14 days after the entry of a Supreme Court order imposing interim suspension, suspension, disbarment, resignation in lieu of disciplinary proceedings or transfer to disability inactive status, the Respondent must file with the Supreme Court and serve upon Bar Counsel an affidavit containing a statement that he or she has complied fully with the provisions of this Rule.(e)Failure to Comply. Failure to comply with the provisions of this section may be grounds for a further Sanction, the imposition of a previously withheld Sanction, the denial of a petition to dissolve an interim suspension or the denial of a motion to reinstate.(f)Notice to Public. Bar Counsel shall give notice to the public of a Respondent's interim suspension, suspension, disbarment, or resignation in lieu of disciplinary proceedings by promptly:(1) causing a notice of the Sanction to be published in the journal of the official Bar publication and in a newspaper of general circulation in each judicial district in which the Respondent maintained an office for the practice of law; and(2) transmitting (by electronic means or otherwise) a certified copy of the Supreme Court order imposing a Sanction to the administrative judge and trial court administrator of each judicial district in the State, to each district court judge and magistrate in the judicial district where the Respondent maintained an office for the practice of law, and to such other persons, entities or organizations as may be indicated to protect the interests of the public and the clients of the affected Respondent.