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Board Regulations

This compilation of Regulations of the Board of Overseers of the Bar are issued pursuant to Maine Bar Rule 4(d)(18) concerning various operations and processes of the Board.

Regulation No. 1 Grievance Commission Action Involving Associates of Attorney Members
Regulation No. 2 Notice to Attorneys Concerning Allegations of Misconduct
Regulation No. 3 Report on Attorney Registration Statement of Reprimand or Censure by Maine Bar Association Grievance Committee
Regulation No. 4 Information Required of a Former Member of the Bar on Reapplication
Regulation No. 5 Fee Arbitration Petition Withdrawal Without Prejudice
Regulation No. 6 No Bar Examination Required for Inactive Attorneys to Become Active
Regulation No. 7 Grievance Commission Conference Calls
Regulation No. 8 Commissions' Access to Related Matters
Regulation No 9. Bar Counsel Files
Regulation No. 10 "Certificate of Good Standing" Forms
Reguation No. 11 Bar Counsel Service by Mail
Regulation No. 12 Grievance Commission Action When Tribunal Has Jurisdiction
Regulation No. 13 Confidential Records of the Board
Regulation No. 14 Proration of Registration Fees
Regulation No. 15 Board Officers Bonded
Regulation No. 16 Publication of Lists of Suspended Attorneys
Regulation No. 17 Distribution of Opinions Issued by the Professional Ethics Commission
Regulation No. 18 Fees for Board Witnesses
Regulation No. 19 Publication of the Annual Report of the Board of Overseers of the Bar
Regulation No. 20 Bar Counsel Dissemination of Disciplinary Information
Regulation No. 21 Grievance Commission Chairman's Attendance at Board Meetings
Regulation No. 22 Independent Transcriptions of Proceedings
Regulation No. 23 Bar Counsel's Sharing of Disciplinary Matters with Other Jurisdictions
Regulation No. 24 Substance Abuse Committee
Regulation No. 25 Peer Assistance Plan
Regulation No. 26 Electronic Recording Equipment
Regulation No. 27 Polygraph Examinations
Regulation No. 28 Bar Counsel's Informal Advisory Opinions
Regulation No. 29 Publicity of Grievance Commission Matters
Regulation No. 30 Board's Copying Fees
Regulation No. 31 Grievance Commission Disposition Envelope
Regulation No. 32 Sharing Information with the Committee on Judicial Responsibility and Disability
Regulation No. 33 Copies of Grievance Commission and Court Decisions to Board Members
Regulation No. 34 Board Approval of Press Releases
Regulation No. 35 Bar Counsel Lectures
Regulation No. 36 Board Payment of Employee Membership Dues
Regulation No. 37 Copies of Maine Manual on Professional Responsibility Provided by Board
Regulation No. 38 Board Provision of Publications to Grievance Commission Members
Regulation No. 39 Annual Report by Board
Regulation No. 40 Destruction of Recorded Maine State Bar Association Grievance Dismissals After Ten Years
Regulation No. 41 Cooperation with the Maine State Bar Association
Regulation No. 42 ABA/BNA Lawyers’ Manual on Professional Conduct
Regulation No. 43 Handling of Confidential Papers
Regulation No. 44 Board and Commission Members Prohibited from Representing Parties
Regulation No. 45 Board of Overseers of the Bar Minutes
Regulation No. 46 Inclusion of Respondents' Names in Board Minutes
Regulation No. 47 Destruction of Fee Arbitration Commission Files
Regulation No. 48 Procedure for Organizations and Attorneys Seeking to Certify Expertise
Regulation No. 49 Complaints Against Bar Counsel
Regulation No. 50 Procedure for Reinstatement
Regulation No. 51 Recision of Disciplinary Proceeding
Regulation No. 52 Commission Members' Addresses
Regulation No. 53 Submission of Electronic Evidence in Board, Grievance Commission or Fee Arbitration Commission Proceedings
Regulation No. 54 Expungement
Regulation No. 55 Appeals of CLE Committee’s Action
Regulation No. 56 Dissemination of Disciplinary Information
Regulation No. 57 Grievance Commission Members’ ex parte Communications with Counsel
Regulation No. 58 Returned Mail
Regulation No. 59 Failure to Register after Admission
Regulation No. 60 Commission Appointment, Reappointment, Recusal and Removal Protocol