<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 16-19-77 - Effective date of suspension or disbarment--New matters not to be accepted--Winding up of pending business. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2044951Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2044951SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2044951CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2044951Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2044951DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2044951000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2044951SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2044951SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2044951Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=16-19-77"><span class="s2044951SENU">16-19-77</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2044951SENU">. </span><span class="s2044951CL">Effective date of suspension or disbarment--New matters not to be accepted--Winding up of pending business.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2044951Normal-000000"><span class="s2044951DefaultParagraphFont">Unless the Supreme Court shall otherwise order, orders imposing suspension or disbarment shall be effective thirty days after entry. The disbarred or suspended attorney, after entry of the order, shall not accept any new retainer or engage as an attorney for another in any new case or legal matter of any nature. However, during the period from the entry date of the order and its effective date the attorney may wind up and complete on behalf of any client, all matters which were pending on the entry date.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2044951Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2044951000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2044951Normal"><span class="s2044951SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2044951SCL-000002"> Sup. Ct. Disc. Rules Aug. 28, 1974, § 8 (c); SDCL Supp, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=16-19"><span class="s2044951SCL-000002">16-19</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2044951SCL-000002"> Appx.; Supreme Court Rule 78-1, Rule XIII (c); SL 2016, ch 246 (Supreme Court Rule 16-55), eff. July 1, 2016.</span></p></div></body></html>