Alaska Bar R. 21

(a) Discipline and Reinstatement Proceedings. After

the filing of a petition for formal hearing, hearings held before

either a Hearing Committee or the Board will be open to the

public. This Rule will not be interpreted to allow public access

to disability proceedings described in Rule 30.

(b) Deliberations. The deliberations of any adjudicative

body will be kept confidential.

(c) Bar Counsel’s Files. All files maintained by Bar

Counsel and staff will be confidential and are not to be

reviewed by any person other than Bar Counsel or Area

Division members appointed for purposes of review or appeal

under these Rules. This provision will not be interpreted to:

(1) preclude Bar Counsel from introducing into evidence

any documents from his or her files;

(2) preclude Bar Counsel from providing the Board, the

Court, or the public with statistical information compiled

pursuant to Rule 11(e), provided that the name of the

Respondent is kept confidential;

(3) deny a complainant information regarding the status

or disposition of his or her grievance;

(4) deny the public facts regarding the stage of any

proceeding or investigation concerning a Respondent’s

conviction of a crime, except as provided under Rule 26(i);

(5) deny the Alaska Judicial Council confidential

information about attorney applicants for judicial vacancies;

(6) preclude a court from reviewing in camera a

confidential file upon a discovery request made pursuant to

Criminal Rule 16(b)(7), and from exercising discretion as to

whether to release relevant information from the file to counsel

pursuant to Criminal Rule 16(d)(3); or

(7) prevent the Board Discipline Liaison from having

access to any and all files maintained by Bar Counsel as

necessary in the performance of the Liaison’s duties.

(d) Director’s File. The file maintained by the Director,

acting in his or her capacity as clerk, will be open for public

review.