Opinion ID: 2514191
Heading Depth: 5
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: The test for reinstatement

Text: Most jurisdictions, including Alaska, have standards for reinstatement that are similar to the ABA guidelines. [25] Many jurisdictions have further developed fact-intensive, multi-part tests for determining whether a petitioner meets these standards. [26] The factors most commonly taken into account include (1) the petitioner's present moral fitness; (2) the petitioner's acceptance of wrongdoing with sincerity and honesty; (3) the extent of the petitioner's rehabilitation; (4) the nature and seriousness of the original misconduct; (5) the petitioner's conduct following the discipline; (6) the time elapsed since the original discipline; (7) the petitioner's character, maturity, and experience at the time of discipline and at present; (8) the petitioner's current competency and qualifications to practice law; (9) restitution; and (10) the proof that the petitioner's return to the practice of law will not be detrimental to the integrity and standing of the bar or the administration of justice, or subversive of the public interest. [27]