Examples of Chief Disciplinary Counsel in a sentence
Chief Disciplinary Counsel may at any stage of the proceeding apply for leave to withdraw a petition for discipline when it shall appear that it was improvidently filed.
The decision of the Chief Disciplinary Counsel or the designee shall be final for purposes of this subsection.
The Chief Disciplinary Counsel and disciplinary counsel within the Office of Disciplinary Counsel.
In all other cases, notice shall be given by the attorney, a person authorized by the attorney, a person having lawful custody of the files of the attorney, or by Chief Disciplinary Counsel.
If the Chief Disciplinary Counsel files a motion to revoke probation, it shall be set for hearing before the court without the aid of a jury within thirty days of service of the motion upon the Respondent.
Complaints in paper form may be filed by mail, facsimile transmission, or delivery in person to the location identified in § 85.5(a) (relating to location of the Office of the Chief Disciplinary Counsel) or one of the locations identified in § 85.5(b) (relating to the locations of the Disciplinary District Offices).
If there is no finding of Disability by the District Disability Committee, the entire record and the finding of the District Disability Committee will be returned to the Chief Disciplinary Counsel and the matter shall continue in the disciplinary process from the point where it was referred to the Board of Disciplinary Appeals for the determination of Disability.
Should the Chief Disciplinary Counsel reasonably believe based upon investigation of a Complaint that an attorney poses a substantial threat of irreparable harm to clients or prospective clients and be authorized or directed to do so by the Commission, the Chief Disciplinary Counsel shall seek the immediate interim suspension of the attorney.
When an attorney licensed to practice law in Texas has been convicted of an Intentional Crime or has been placed on probation for an Intentional Crime with or without an adjudication of guilt, the Chief Disciplinary Counsel shall initiate a Disciplinary Action seeking compulsory discipline pursuant to this part.
In all cases where the referral has been made by the Chief Disciplinary Counsel, the Commission shall carry the burden of establishing by a preponderance of the evidence that the attorney suffers from a Disability.