In re Suspension of Attorneys Who Failed to Pay 2022 Annual Attorney-License Fee

Summary

The Supreme Court of Arkansas identifies attorneys who failed to pay the 2022 annual attorney-license fee by the April 15, 2022 deadline. The attached list categorizes attorneys who remained suspended, were reinstated after payment, or had their licenses deemed surrendered for nonpayment lasting more than three consecutive years.

Holdings

1. Attorneys who failed to pay the 2022 annual attorney-license fee by April 15, 2022, were automatically suspended on April 16, 2022, by operation of Rules VII(C)(1) and (8), unless they subsequently became current and were reinstated.
2. Former attorneys who had remained suspended for more than three years for failure to pay annual license fees had their licenses deemed surrendered as of April 16, 2022, under Rule VII(C)(17), and could not practice law unless reinstated.

Questions Presented

1. What licensing status results under the Rules Governing Admission to the Bar when an attorney fails to pay the annual attorney-license fee by the final deadline?
2. What status applies to attorneys who remain suspended for more than three consecutive years because of nonpayment of annual license fees?

Disposition

other