APR 25.4
            HEARING BEFORE CHARACTER AND FITNESS BOARD


(a) Notice. The Character and Fitness Board may fix a time and
place for a hearing on the petition, and shall serve notice
thereof not less than 30 days prior to the hearing upon the
Petitioner and upon such other persons as may be determined by
Bar Counsel or as ordered by the Character and Fitness Board.
Notice of the hearing shall also be published at least once in
the Washington State Bar News and such other newspaper or
periodical as the Character and Fitness Board may direct.  Such
published notice shall contain a statement that a petition for
reinstatement has been filed and shall give the date fixed for the hearing.

  (b) Statement in Support or Opposition.  On or prior to the
date of hearing, anyone wishing to do so may file with the
Character and Fitness Board a written statement for or against
the petition, such statements to set forth factual matters
showing that the Petitioner does or does not meet the
requirements for reinstatement as set forth in these rules.

  (c)  Hearings.  Hearings shall be conducted pursuant to rule 24.3.


[Adopted effective September 1, 2006.]