Section 16-19-77 - Effective date of suspension or disbarment--New matters not to be accepted--Winding up of pending business.
16-19-77. Effective date of suspension or disbarment--New matters not to be accepted--Winding up of pending business. 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 disbarment or suspension, 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 he may wind up and complete on behalf of any client, all matters which were pending on the entry date.
Source: Sup. Ct. Disc. Rules Aug. 28, 1974, § 8 (c); SDCL Supp, 16-19 Appx.; Supreme Court Rule 78-1, Rule XIII (c).