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                          ELC 11.8
    BRIEFS FOR REVIEWS INVOLVING SUSPENSION OR DISBARMENT
                       RECOMMENDATION

(a) Caption of Briefs.  Parties should caption their briefs
as follows:

  [Name of Party] Brief [in Support of/in Opposition to]
   Hearing [Officer’s] [Panel’s] Decision

  [Name of Party] Reply Brief

(b) Briefs in Support or Opposition.  In a matter before the
Board under rule 11.2(b)(1), each party may file a brief in
support of or in opposition to the Decision, or any part of
it.

(c) Time for Filing Briefs.  Briefs, if any, must be filed
as follows:

  (1) The respondent lawyer must file a brief within 20
      days of service on the respondent of the later of:

      (A) a copy of the hearing transcript; or

      (B) the Decision.

  (2) Disciplinary counsel must file a brief within 15
      days of service on disciplinary counsel of the
      respondent’s brief, or, if no brief is filed by the
      respondent, within 15 days of the expiration of the
      period for the respondent to file a brief.

  (3) The respondent may file a reply to disciplinary
      counsel’s brief within ten days of service of that
      brief on the respondent.


[Adopted effective October 1, 2002.]
	

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