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Pa. Disciplinary Bd. R. 89.271
Reinstatement only by Court order
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Enforcement Rule 218(a) provides that an attorney may not resume practice until reinstated by order of the Supreme Court after petition pursuant to Rule 218 if the attorney:
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is on retired status, inactive status or administrative suspension and has not been on active status at any time within the preceding three years;
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assumed inactive status under Enforcement Rule 219(i)(1) in connection with the sale of his or her practice pursuant to Rule 1.17(f) of the Pennsylvania Rules of Professional Conduct (relating to the sale of a law practice by reason of disability;
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was transferred to disability inactive status, except that an attorney who is on disability inactive status under Enforcement Rule 301(c) shall be subject to the provisions of this rule only if the Court so directs;
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was suspended for a period exceeding one year; or
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was disbarred.
Note: Probation under § 89.291 (relating to probation) may be imposed in conjunction with a suspension which may be stayed in whole or in part. If probation is imposed in any particular case in conjunction with a suspension for more than one year that is not stayed and the probation runs for the full period of suspension unless violated, the probation will continue until the termination of any required reinstatement proceedings.
Provenance
- Source
- www.padisciplinaryboard.org
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-30
- Edition
- 2026-09-30
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