(a) "Attorney" means a person duly admitted to practice law in this state, a person permitted by rule to practice in this state, or a person admitted to practice law in any other jurisdiction who engages in the practice of law within this state. (b) "Bar Counsel" means a member of the Wyoming State Bar employed by the Wyoming State Bar to perform duties pursuant to these rules. "Bar Counsel" includes "Special Bar Counsel." (c) "BPR" means the Board of Professional Responsibility. (d) "BPR Chair" means the Chair of the BPR or, as appropriate, another member of the BPR or a Disciplinary Judge designated by the Chair of the BPR to act in his or her stead with respect to specific matters. (e) "BPR Clerk" means the Clerk of the Board of Professional Responsibility. (f) "Complaint" means any written allegation of attorney misconduct. (g) "Complainant" means any person who makes a complaint. (h) "Court" means the Wyoming Supreme Court. (i) "Disciplinary Judge" means a lawyer appointed by the Court to exercise the powers specified in Rule 7. (j) "Disciplinary proceeding" means a proceeding that is initiated with the filing of a formal charge as provided in these rules. (k) "Office of Bar Counsel" means Bar Counsel and all employees under the supervision of Bar Counsel. (l) "Respondent" means an attorney against whom a complaint has been made or an investigation has been initiated. (m) "ROC" means Review and Oversight Committee. (n) "Served," with respect to a document, means emailed, faxed, mailed, hand delivered, or any other means of transmitting a document. Whenever a party has the right or is required to do some act within a prescribed period after the service of a notice or other document upon the party, and the notice or document is served upon the party by mail, three days shall be added to the prescribed period, provided, however, that such response time for documents required to or which may be served by certified mail shall run from the date of receipt of the certified mailing. In the event a certified mailing is sent to an attorney's address of record and returned unclaimed, the date of service shall be the date of mailing. (o) "Special Bar Counsel" is included within the definition of "Bar Counsel." Wyo. R. State Bar, Att'y Cond. & Prac. 2
Adopted April 6, 2015, effective July 1, 2015; amended November 17, 2017, effective February 1, 2018.