Nancy Hawkins, speaking during member and public comments at the Bar Association’s Board of Governors meeting in September, asked whether a proposed amendment to GR 12.4 — listed on the consent calendar — would remove information from the public record about petitions for reinstatement and disciplinary actions.

“Will petitions for reinstatement be part of the public record? Will we have the opportunity as we have always had, at least as long as I can remember, to see that someone has petitioned for reinstatement and have a chance, and get the instructions for, commenting,” Hawkins said. She asked that the item be pulled from the consent calendar for discussion.

Hawkins also asked whether the proposed changes would reduce the amount of disciplinary information published in the Bar News, citing members’ routine review of notices about who was disbarred, suspended, or admonished. “I would hope that none of these proposed changes will lessen the amount of information that we have in the bar dues and available to us, as practice practicing lawyers,” she said.

The transcript indicates GR 12.4 was on the consent calendar and that Hawkins raised these questions; the excerpt does not show a board decision or further explanation of the proposed rule text. No formal action on GR 12.4 is recorded in the provided transcript.