Section 3 - Application for Transfer to Inactive Status or Emeritus Status(A) Inactive Status. A lawyer in good standing who is not engaged in practice shall advise the Louisiana State Bar Association in writing that the lawyer desires to assume inactive status and discontinue the practice of law. Upon the filing of the notice, the Louisiana State Bar Association shall inform the Court and the lawyer shall no longer be eligible to practice law. A lawyer who is retired or on inactive status shall not be obligated to pay the annual fee imposed by Rule XIX upon active practitioners. A lawyer on inactive status shall be removed from the roll of those classified as active until and unless the lawyer requests and is granted reinstatement to the active rolls.(B) Emeritus Status. A lawyer in good standing who no longer desires to engage in the full time active practice of law may apply to transfer to emeritus status if, at the time of application, the lawyer:(i) is otherwise eligible to actively practice law in Louisiana;(ii) is fifty years of age or older; and(iii) has actively practiced law in Louisiana for a minimum of ten years. A lawyer applying for such a transfer shall advise the Louisiana State Bar Association in writing that the lawyer desires to assume emeritus status and discontinue the active practice of law. Upon the filing of the notice, the Louisiana State Bar Association shall inform the Court and the lawyer shall no longer be eligible to practice law except to the extent that the lawyer may: (i) engage in the pro bono practice of law without compensation through a program established, sponsored, or recognized by the Louisiana State Bar Association's Access to Justice Program;(ii) participate in any mentoring program established by the Louisiana State Bar Association;(iii) engage in the uncompensated representation of immediate family members, as defined in La. R.S. 42:1102;(iv) serve on committees of the Louisiana State Bar Association; and(v) serve on receivership team panels, as defined in Rule XIX, §27. The duty to maintain a client trust account is not changed by transfer to emeritus status. A lawyer on emeritus status and who otherwise would be obligated to pay them shall pay fifty percent of the annual bar association dues imposed upon active practitioners and shall pay fifty percent of the annual disciplinary fee required of lawyers admitted to practice three years or more pursuant to Rule XIX, §8. A lawyer on emeritus status and not otherwise exempt shall comply with the continuing legal education requirements imposed by Rule XXX. A lawyer on emeritus status shall be removed from the roll of those classified as active until and unless the lawyer requests and is granted reinstatement to the active rolls.Amended April 9, 2020, effective 4/9/2020; Amended September 22, 2023, effective 9/22/2023.