Any attorney admitted to practice before this court who is the subject of an investigation
into, or a pending proceeding involving, allegations of misconduct may consent to disbarment,
but only by delivering to this court an affidavit stating that the attorney desires to consent to
disbarment and that:
(a) The attorney's consent is freely and voluntarily rendered; the attorney is not being
subjected to coercion or duress; the attorney is fully aware of the implications of so consenting;
(b) The attorney is aware that there is a presently pending investigation or proceeding
involving allegations that there exist grounds for the attorney's discipline, the nature of which
the attorney shall specifically set forth;
(c) The attorney acknowledges that the material facts so alleged are true; and
(d) The attorney so consents because the attorney knows that if charges were predicated
upon the matters under investigation, or if the proceeding were prosecuted, the attorney could
not successfully defend himself or herself.
