N.D. Ind. L.R. 83-6.2

(a) Court’s Authority. The court may discipline an attorney who:

(1) engages in misconduct, even if the misconduct occurs outside an attorney-client relationship;

(2) is convicted of a serious crime; or

(3) is disciplined by any other court in the United States or its territories,

commonwealths, or possessions.

(b) “Misconduct” Defined. “Misconduct” means a violation of the standards of

professional conduct identified in N.D. Ind. L.R. 83-5(e).

(c) “Serious Crime” Defined. “Serious crime” includes

(1) any felony; and

(2) any lesser crime that under the law of the jurisdiction that entered the

conviction has a necessary element involving:

• false swearing;

• misrepresentation;

• fraud;

• willful failure to file income-tax returns;

• deceit;

• bribery;

• extortion;

• misappropriation;

• theft;

• attempting to commit a serious crime; or

• conspiring with another or soliciting another to commit a serious crime

(d) Discipline. Discipline may include:

(1) a public or private reprimand;

(2) suspension from the court’s bar;

(3) disbarment from the court; or

(4) other disciplinary action taken under the grievance process established in

these rules.