ELC 12.6
                           BRIEFS


(a) Brief Required.  The party seeking review must file a
brief stating his or her objections to the Board’s decision.

(b) Time for Filing.  The brief of the party seeking review
should be filed with the Supreme Court within 30 days of
service under rule 12.5(c) of the list of portions of the
record transmitted to the Court.

(c) Answering Brief.  The answering brief of the other party
should be filed with the Court within 30 days after service
of the brief of the party seeking review.

(d) Reply Brief.  A reply brief of a party seeking review
should be filed with the Court within the sooner of 20 days
after service of the answering brief or 14 days before oral
argument.  A reply brief should be limited to a response to
the issues in the brief to which the reply brief is
directed.

(e) Briefs When Both Parties Seek Review.  When both the
respondent lawyer and disciplinary counsel seek review of a
Board decision, the respondent is deemed the party seeking
review for the purposes of this rule.  In that case,
disciplinary counsel may file a brief in reply to any
response the respondent has made to the issues presented by
disciplinary counsel, to be filed with the Court the sooner
of 20 days after service of the respondent’s reply brief or
14 days before oral argument.

(f) Form of Briefs.  Briefs filed under this rule must
conform as nearly as possible to the requirements of RAP
10.3 and 10.4.  Bar file documents should be abbreviated BF,
the transcript or partial transcript of the hearing should
be abbreviated TR, and exhibits should be abbreviated EX.

(g) Reproduction and Service of Briefs by Clerk.  The
Supreme Court clerk reproduces and distributes briefs as
provided in RAP 10.5.


[Adopted effective October 1, 2002.]