WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Office of the Attorney General has issued a proposed rule called: Review of State Bar Complaints and Allegations Against Department of Justice Attorneys.
The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on March 5 by Pamela Bondi, Attorney General.
Summary: The Department of Justice ("Department") proposes to establish a process for reviewing bar complaints and allegations against its attorneys. Under the proposed rule, before a current or former Department lawyer may participate in any investigative steps initiated by the bar disciplinary authority of a State, Territory, or the District of Columbia in response to allegations that a current or former Department attorney violated an ethics rule while engaging ...