Wash. R. for Enforcement of Lawyer Conduct 10.4

(a) Content. The notice to answer must be substantially in the following form:

BEFORE THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD OF THE

WASHINGTON STATE BAR ASSOCIATION

In re ) NOTICE TO ANSWER;

) NOTICE OF HEARING OFFICER;

_________________, ) NOTICE OF DEFAULT PROCEDURE

Lawyer. )

To: The above named lawyer:

A formal complaint has been filed against you, a copy of which is served on

you with this notice. You are notified that you must file your answer to the

complaint within 20 days of the date of service on you, by filing the original of

your answer with the Clerk to the Disciplinary Board of the Washington State

Bar Association, [insert address] and by serving one copy on the hearing

officer if one has been assigned and one copy on discip linary counsel at the

address[es] given below. Failure to file an answer may result in the

imposition of a disciplinary sanction against you and the entry of an order of

default under rule 10.6 of the Rules for Enforcement of Lawyer Conduct.

Notice of de fault procedure: Your default may be entered for failure to

file a written answer to this formal complaint within 20 days of service as

required by rule 10.6 of the Rules for Enforcement of Lawyer Conduct.

The entry of an order of default will result in the allegations and

violations in the formal complaint being admitted and established and

discipline being imposed or recommended based on the admitted charges

of misconduct. If an order of default is entered, you will lose the

opportunity to participate further in these proceedings unless and until

the order of default is vacated on motion timely made under rule 10.6(c)

of the Rules for Enforcement of Lawyer Conduct. The entry of an order

of default means that you will receive no further notices regardin g these

proceedings except those required by rule 10.6(b)(2).

The hearing officer assigned to this proceeding is: [insert name, address, and

telephone number of hearing officer.

Dated this __________ day of __________________, 20___.

_________________________________

Disciplinary Counsel, Bar No.

Address: _______________________________

Telephone: _____________________________

(b) Notice When Hearing Officer Not Assigned. If no hearing officer has been assigned

when a formal complaint is served, disciplinary counsel serves the formal complaint and a notice

to answer as in subsection (a), but without reference to the hearing officer.