Wash. R. for Enforcement of Lawyer Conduct 8.5

(a) Requirements. At any time a respondent lawyer, respondent’s counsel, and

disciplinary counsel may stipulate to the transfer of the respondent to disability inactive status

under this title. The respondent, respondent’s counsel, and disciplinary counsel must all sign the

stipulation.

(b) Form. The stipulation must:

(1) state with particularity the nature of the respondent’s incapacity to practice law and the

nature of any pending disciplinary proceedings that will be stayed and any disciplinary

investigation that will be deferred as a result of the respondent’s transfer to disability inactive

status;

(2) state that it is not binding on the Association as a statement of all existing facts relating

to the professional conduct of the respondent and that any additional existing facts may be

proved in a subsequent disciplinary proceeding; and

(3) fix the amount of costs and expenses to be paid by the respondent.

(c) Respondent Must be Represented by Counsel. Respondent must be represented by

counsel at the time of entering into the stipulation. If the respondent has not retained counsel,

the Chair must appoint an active member of the Association as counsel for the respondent

pursuant to rule 8.10. Any counsel appointed for purposes of entering into a stipulation shall be

deemed automatically discharged when the Board approves or rejects the stipulation.

(d) Approval. The stipulation must be presented to the Board. The Board reviews the

stipulation based solely on the record agreed to by the respondent, respondent’s counsel, and

disciplinary counsel. The Board may either approve the stipulation or reject it. Upon approval,

the transfer to disability inactive status is not subject to further review.

(e) Stipulation Not Approved. If the stipulation is rejected by the Board, the stipulation

has no force or effect and neither it nor the fact of its execution is admissible in any pending or

subsequent disciplinary proceeding or in any civil or criminal action.