- Form B resignation
A Form B resignation is the functional equivalent of being disbarred from a
Bar association , it means that you resigned while facing disciplinary charges from the bar tribunal, and that you are not eligible for entering the bar again. [cite news | title= Bar lowers the boom on Samwick | author = Steve Duin | work =The Oregonian | date = 2008-05-08 | accessdate = 2008-09-24 | url = http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/steve_duin/index.ssf?/base/news/1210215303290180.xml&coll=7 ] [cite news | title= County says Johnson attorney overcharged: Pangburn had resigned from Oregon State Bar | author = Greg Stahl | work = Idaho Mountain Express | date = 2005-06-15 | accessdate = 2008-09-24 | url = http://www.mtexpress.com/index2.php?ID=2005103544 ] It's available only inOregon , and it allows resignation from the bar even if there are charges pending.cite web | url = http://calbar.ca.gov/calbar/pdfs/public-comment/2007/SBC-Prop-Amend-Dis-Chg_Agenda.pdf | format = pdf | title = unknown title | publisher = The State Bar of California | accessdate = 2008-09-24 ]Oregon is not the only US state where it is possible to resign from a bar even if you have pending charges, although the procedure is different and has different names. Most of US states do not allow resignation while a lawyer has pending charges, although it is permitted to do "disbarment by consent" at some of them.
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Oregon State Bar References
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