Rule 3 - Appointment of the Committee on the Unauthorized Practice of Law (a) The Supreme Court shall appoint a Committee on the Unauthorized Practice of Law (the "Committee") to act in accordance with these rules. The Committee shall consist of nine (9) members, six (6) of whom shall be lawyers, and three (3) of whom shall be public members who neither are admitted to the bar nor practice law in any state. The Court shall also appoint three (3) alternate members, one (1) of whom shall not be a lawyer, to serve in the event members of the Committee are disqualified in particular proceedings. In the event of such temporary replacement, a lawyer shall replace a lawyer and a nonlawyer shall replace a nonlawyer member. (b) All appointments to the Committee shall be for a term of three (3) years. No member shall be appointed to more than two (2) consecutive full terms. The members of the Committee shall not be subject to removal by the Court during their terms of office, except for cause. Cause shall include unexcused failures to attend scheduled meetings, the number of which shall be set forth by the Committee in an attendance policy. (c) The Committee shall elect a chairperson and a vice-chairperson from among its members annually, subject to regulations and terms as may be established by the Committee not inconsistent with these rules. (d) A quorum shall be constituted of a majority of the Committee and must include at least one (1) non-lawyer member. The Committee shall act only with the concurrence of a majority of the members present either in person or by telephone. (e) The Committee shall have jurisdiction to conduct hearings on complaints alleging the unauthorized practice of law submitted by any person, including Bar Counsel; to approve or reject consent agreements; and to submit a report and recommendation to the Supreme Court containing findings of fact and conclusions of law following such hearings or approvals of consent agreements. (f) Funding for the Committee shall be provided by the Wyoming State Bar. The executive director of the Wyoming State Bar shall appoint a member of the Bar staff to serve as Clerk of the Committee, whose duties shall include filing of pleadings and general administrative support of the Committee. Wyo. R. State Bar, Att'y Cond. & Prac. 3
Added March 4, 2014, effective March 4, 2014.