Affidavit in Support of Application to Resign While Proceeding or Investigation is Pending

INSTRUCTIONS

An application pursuant to section 1240.10 of these Rules to resign as an attorney and counselor-at-law while a proceeding or investigation is pending shall comply with the following requirements:

(1) The application shall be submitted in affidavit form, subscribed and sworn to before a notary public or other person authorized to administer an oath, and shall be worded and numbered as set forth below.

(2) The affidavit shall bear the caption and the docket number, if any, of the proceeding pending before the Court. If no proceeding is pending, the caption shall denominate the Committee conducting the investigation as the petitioner, and the subject of the investigation as the respondent.

(3) In completing the affidavit, the respondent should not omit any passages.

(4) Place the moving papers in the following order:

a. the respondent’s form affidavit;

b. the exhibits supporting that form affidavit; and

c. an affidavit reflecting service upon the Chief Attorney of the appropriate Committee.