(a) Kansas Rules. The Kansas Rules of Professional Conduct as adopted and amended
by the Supreme Court of Kansas are adopted by this court as the applicable
standards of professional conduct, except as otherwise provided by a specific rule
of this court.
(b) Disciplinary Enforcement. For misconduct defined in these rules, and after
proceedings conducted in accordance with these rules, any attorney within the
disciplinary jurisdiction of this court may be disbarred, suspended from practice,
reprimanded, or subjected to other appropriate disciplinary action.
(c) Standards of Conduct. Any of the following acts or omissions by an attorney
constitute misconduct and are grounds for discipline:
(1) Acts or omissions that violate the standards of professional conduct adopted
by this court;
(2) Conduct violating applicable rules of professional conduct of another
jurisdiction;
(3) Willful disobedience of a court order requiring the attorney to do or forebear
an act connected with or in the course of the practice of law;
(4) Willful violation of the attorney’s oath prescribed by these rules;
(5) Neglect or refusal, on demand, to pay over or to deliver money or property
due or belonging to a client, except where such money or property is
retained under a bona fide claim of a lien for services;
(6) Destroying, secreting, fraudulently withdrawing, mutilating, or altering any
paper, record, or exhibit belonging to the files or records in any action or
proceeding;
(7) Willful violations of a valid order of the court, the Disciplinary Panel, or a
hearing panel; and
(8) The willful failure to appear before or respond to a lawful demand from
disciplinary authority, except that this rule does not require disclosure of
information otherwise protected by applicable rules relating to
confidentiality.
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As amended 3/17/04, 9/17/99, 10/22/98.
