Opinion ID: 2517933
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Review Committee

Text: ¶ 21 Mr. King claims that the review committee lacked authority to order a hearing regarding Mr. Rahrig's grievance because the nonlawyer member of the committee was not present when the decision to order the review hearing was made. Mr. King argues that the nonlawyer must be present because a nonlawyer's perspective is vital to the decision process under the rules. Under ELC 2.4(b), [e]ach review committee consists of two lawyers and one nonlawyer. ¶ 22 By its plain language, ELC 2.4(b) requires a committee to consist of three members. It says nothing about how many are required to be in daily attendance. Here, the review committee did consist of three members, so ELC 2.4(b) was not violated. No rule requires all members to vote, and Mr. King's argument as to the role of the nonlawyer member is not supported by the text of the rules or any other evidence. [4] The review committee's decision to order a hearing did not violate ELC procedures.