WY · rules
Wyo. CLE R. 11
Duties of Suspended Attorneys
(a) Within 15 days of the date of an order of suspension, the suspended
attorney shall notify the following persons by registered or certified mail,
return receipt requested, of the attorney’s suspension and the attorney’s
consequent inability to act as an attorney after the effective date of the
suspension:
(1) All clients with pending matters in the State of Wyoming. The attorney
shall advise clients to seek legal advice elsewhere and to obtain another
attorney for litigated matters or administrative proceedings in the State of
Wyoming.
(2) Any co-counsel who is involved in litigated matters or administrative
proceedings in the State of Wyoming.
(3) The attorney for each adverse party or, in the absence of such counsel,
the adverse party or parties in litigated matters or administrative proceedings in the State of Wyoming. The notice to parties shall state the place of
residence of the client of the suspended attorney.
(4) All courts or administrative bodies in which the attorney has matters
pending in the State of Wyoming.
(b) If an attorney has not filed a petition for reinstatement within six
months from the date of the order, the attorney shall within 15 days deliver to
all present and former clients all client files.
(c) A suspended attorney shall notify the client of all deadlines and scheduled court dates.
(d) A suspended attorney, after entry of the suspension order, shall not
accept any new legal matters in the State of Wyoming. During the period from
the entry date of the order to its effective date, the attorney may wind up and
complete, on behalf of any client, all matters which were pending on the entry
date.
(e) A suspended attorney shall return any unearned fees.
(f) Within 30 days after the effective date of the suspension order, the
suspended attorney shall file with the Court and executive director of the
Wyoming State Bar an affidavit showing that the attorney has fully complied
with the provisions of the order and with this rule and stating the address
where communications may thereafter be directed.
(g) A suspended attorney shall maintain records of the steps taken to comply
with this rule.
(h) The provisions of this section are deemed to be incorporated into all
orders of suspension. Failure to comply with any requirement of this section is
punishable as contempt.
(i) Suspension under these rules shall be considered an administrative
suspension and shall not be considered as a disciplinary infraction.
History
History: Amended April 3, 2007, effective June 1, 2007; amended August 10, 2012, effective September 30, 2012; amended August 23, 2016, effective January 1, 2017; amended July 9, 2019, effective January 1, 2020.
Provenance
- Source
- wyocourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
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