Bar Counsel definition

Bar Counsel means counsel appointed by the SPRB or the Board to represent the Bar.
Bar Counsel means the Attorney who is appointed as such by Council and who is approved by the Attorney General pursuant to Va. Code § 2.2-510 and such deputies, assistants, and Investigators as may be necessary to carry out the duties of the office, except where the duties must specifically be performed by the individual appointed pursuant to Va. Code § 2.2-510.
Bar Counsel means the attorneys employed by the Board to perform the prosecutorial function in lawyer disciplinary matters, or Special Counsel retained by the Board pursuant to Rule 2(a).

Examples of Bar Counsel in a sentence

  • The appointment by the Chairman of the Kwa-Zulu Natal Bar Counsel shall be final and binding on the Parties.

  • The order of designation shall require the judge, after consultation with Bar Counsel and the attorney, to enter a scheduling order defining the extent of discovery and setting dates for the completion of discovery, filing of motions, and hearing.

  • Upon approval or direction of the [Attorney Grievance] Commission, Bar Counsel shall file a Petition for Disciplinary or Remedial Action in the Court of Appeals.

  • Upon approval or direction of the Commission, Bar Counsel shall file a Petition for Disciplinary or Remedial Action in the Court of Appeals.

  • The District of Columbia Court of Appeals changed the title of Bar Counsel to Disciplinary Counsel, effective December 19, 2015.


More Definitions of Bar Counsel

Bar Counsel means a staff lawyer employed by the Bar.
Bar Counsel means a staff lawyer, other than disciplinary counsel, employed by the Bar.
Bar Counsel means the person appointed by the Commission as the principal executive officer of the disciplinary system affecting attorneys. All duties of Bar Counsel prescribed by these Rules shall be subject to the supervision and procedural guidelines of the Commission.
Bar Counsel means a staff lawyer, other than disci- plinary counsel, employed by the Bar.
Bar Counsel means a member of the Wyoming State Bar employed by the Wyoming State Bar to perform duties pursuant to these rules. “Bar Counsel” includes “Special Bar Counsel.”
Bar Counsel means counsel appointed by Disciplinary Counsel to represent the Bar.
Bar Counsel means the person appointed by the Commission as the principal executive officer of the disciplinary system