Alaska Bar R. 52

(a) Upon receipt of an application the Committee shall

conduct such investigations and hold such hearings as it

determines necessary to establish whether the application

should be granted. Hearings will be conducted informally.

Both the applicant and the lawyer shall be afforded

opportunities to present argument and evidence, and to cross-examine opposing witnesses. The Committee may request the

attorney selected pursuant to Rule 47(a) to present argument

and evidence, if the Committee believes this will assist it in

reaching its decision.

The Committee shall provide a copy of the application to

the lawyer complained of and shall notify the lawyer and the

applicant of the date and time for a hearing on the application.

(b) The Committee may delegate responsibility for

holding a hearing to a subcommittee of one or more of its

members. The subcommittee shall prepare a proposed report

containing the information required by Rule 52(c), which shall

be promptly considered by the Committee. The Committee

shall (1) approve and adopt the proposed report, or (2) remand

the proposed report to the same or a different subcommittee for

the taking of further evidence or for preparation of a new

proposed report, or (3) consider the matter de novo on the basis

of the record made at hearing.

(c) At the conclusion of the Committee’s consideration

of an application pursuant to this Rule, it shall promptly make

and transmit to the office of the Alaska Bar Association a

report consisting of a brief statement of the proceedings had,

clear and concise findings of fact adopted by the Committee a

brief statement of its conclusions and a recommendation to the

Board.

(d) Upon receipt of the report, the Executive Director

shall provide copies of it to the attorney or the attorney’s

representative and the claimant.

(e) Within twenty (20) days of receiving notice of the

filing of the report with the Board, any party may file written

objections to the report.