§ Rule 6-17.4 Recertification

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Rule 6-17.4. Recertification

    Recertification shall be pursuant to the following standards:

    (a) Substantial Involvement. A satisfactory showing, as determined by the board of legal specialization and education and the admiralty law certification committee, of continuous and substantial involvement in admiralty and maritime law throughout the period since the last date of certification. The demonstration of substantial involvement of at least 35 percent during each year of certification or prior recertification shall be made in accordance with the standards set forth in rule 6-17.3(b).

    (b) Education. Completion of at least 55 hours of approved continuing legal education since the filing of the last application for certification. This requirement shall be satisfied by the applicant's participation in approved continuing legal education pursuant to rule 6-17.3(d)(1) through (5).

    (c) Peer Review. Submission of the names and addresses of 3 individuals who are active in admiralty and maritime law, including but not limited to lawyers and judges who are familiar with the applicant's practice, excluding persons who are currently employed in the applicant's law firm, who can attest to the applicant's special competence and substantial involvement in the field of admiralty and maritime law, as well as the applicant's character, ethics, and reputation for professionalism, during the period since the last date of certification. The board of legal specialization and education or the admiralty law certification committee may solicit references from persons other than those whose names are submitted by the applicant and may also make additional inquiries as deemed appropriate.

    (d) Examination. If, after reviewing the material submitted by an applicant for recertification and the peer review, the admiralty law certification committee determines the applicant may not meet the standards for admiralty law certification established under this chapter, the applicant may be required, as a condition of recertification, to pass the admiralty and maritime examination given to new applicants.