§ 91.93. Notification of other persons.
(a) General rule. Enforcement Rule 217(c) provides that a formerly admitted attorney shall promptly notify, or cause to be promptly notified, of the disbarment, suspension, temporary suspension, administrative suspension or transfer to disability inactive status:
(1) all persons or their agents or guardians, including but not limited to wards, heirs and beneficiaries, to whom a fiduciary duty is or may be owed at any time after the disbarment, suspension, temporary suspension, administrative suspension or transfer to disability inactive status;
(2) all other persons with whom the formerly admitted attorney may at any time expect to have professional contacts under circumstances where there is a reasonable probability that they may infer that he or she continues as an attorney in good standing; and
(3) any other tribunal, court, agency or jurisdiction in which the attorney is admitted to practice.
(b) Method of delivery. Enforcement Rule 217(c) further provides that the notices required by subsection (a) may be delivered by the most efficient method possible as long as the chosen method is successful and provides proof of receipt. See Note after § 91.91(a) of this Subchapter E.
(c) Copies of notices and proofs of receipt. Enforcement Rule 217(c) further provides that at the time of the filing of the verified statement of compliance required by § 91.96 of this Subchapter E, the formerly admitted attorney shall file copies of the notices required by this section and proofs of receipt with the Board Prothonotary and shall serve a conforming copy on Disciplinary Counsel.
(d) Responsibility to provide notice. Enforcement Rule 217(c) further provides that the responsibility of the formerly admitted attorney to provide the notice required by this section shall continue for as long as the formerly admitted attorney is disbarred, suspended, temporarily suspended, administratively suspended or on disability inactive status.
Source The provisions of this § 91.93 amended July 8, 1983, effective July 9, 1983, 13 Pa.B. 2138; amended August 7, 2009, effective August 8, 2009, 39 Pa.B. 4725; amended January 30, 2015, effective March 2, 2015, with respect to persons who are formerly admitted attorneys on March 2, 2015, and persons becoming formerly admitted attorneys on or after March 2, 2025, 45 Pa.B. 544; amended September 27, 2019, effective 30 days after publication, 49 Pa.B. 5552; amended December 15, 2023, effective 30 days after publication, 53 Pa.B. 7704. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (397886) and (404231).
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