Section 30 - Appeal by ComplainantA. To Lawyer Member of Board Panel. If the complainant is not satisfied with the disposition of the matter following investigation and review by a hearing committee, the complainant may appeal, within thirty days of receipt of notice pursuant to Section 4(B)(6) of the disposition of the hearing committee, to a lawyer member of a panel of the disciplinary board, who may approve, modify or disapprove the disposition, or direct that the matter be investigated further.B. Any matter in which a lawyer member of a panel of the disciplinary board has disapproved of the disposition or ordered that the matter be investigated further shall be reviewed by the full panel issuing said order upon Disciplinary Counsel's reconsideration of the matter.C. To the Court. Within thirty days of the mailing or electronic transmission of the disciplinary board disposition of the complainant's appeal pursuant to section 11(B)(3), the complainant may file a notice of appeal to the court with the board. The Court will not consider the appeal unless the complainant shows that the board acted arbitrarily, capriciously, or unreasonably. The board shall include in the record the date the disposition of the complainant's appeal was mailed.
Amended effective 6/28/2001; amended April 25, 2019, effective 5/15/2019.