Rule 4 - Bar Counsel; duties and powers In addition to those duties and powers set forth in the Disciplinary Code for the Wyoming State Bar, Bar Counsel shall have the following powers and duties:
(a) to investigate, or to refer for investigation to Special Bar Counsel, any complaint that sets forth reasonable grounds to believe that a person or entity has engaged in, or is engaging in, the unauthorized practice of law; (b) to issue a cease and desist letter in those instances where in the judgment of Bar Counsel such action will suffice to bring an end to conduct potentially constituting the unauthorized practice of law; (c) to initiate a complaint against a person or entity that Bar Counsel has a reasonable ground to believe has engaged in, or is engaging in, the unauthorized practice of law; (d) to prepare and prosecute, or assist in the preparation and prosecution of, civil injunction proceedings as provided in these rules; (e) to prepare and prosecute, or assist in the preparation and prosecution of, civil contempt proceedings as provided in these rules; (f) to prepare and prosecute, or assist in the preparation and prosecution of criminal contempt proceedings as provided by Rule 9 and W.R.Cr.P. 42; (g) to provide information and assistance to the State in the preparation and prosecution of criminal violations of state statutes in connection with these rules; (h) to enter into a consent agreement, as provided in subparagraph (3) of paragraph (f) of Rule 5 for the purpose of resolving a complaint against a person or entity that is alleged to have engaged in the unauthorized practice of law; (i) to dismiss in accordance with paragraph (e) of Rule 5 a complaint against a person or entity who has been accused of the unauthorized practice of law; and (j) to maintain records of all matters processed and the disposition thereof under the Rules Governing the Unauthorized Practice of Law Proceedings. Wyo. R. State Bar, Att'y Cond. & Prac. 4
Added March 4, 2014, effective March 4, 2014.