(a) Form of Discipline.
For misconduct defined in these local rules and for good cause shown, and
after notice and opportunity to be heard, any attorney admitted to practice
before this court may be disbarred, suspended from practice before this court,
reprimanded, or subjected to such other disciplinary action as the
circumstances may warrant.
(b) Grounds for Discipline.
Acts or omissions by an attorney admitted to practice before this court,
individually or in concert with any other person or persons, that violate the
Rules of Professional Conduct adopted by this court shall constitute
misconduct and shall be grounds for discipline, whether or not the act or
omission occurred in the course of an attorney-client relationship. The Rules
of Professional Conduct adopted by this court are the North Carolina State
Bar Revised Rules of Professional Conduct adopted by the Supreme Court
of North Carolina, except as may be otherwise provided by specific rule of
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this court.
