Rule 102. OBLIGATIONS OF SUPERVISING LAWYERS

By undertaking to supervise a person provisionally admitted to the practice of law pursuant to Part XVI, a supervising lawyer is required:

(1) to exercise supervisory authority over the person provisionally admitted to the practice of law and to assume supervisory responsibility for their representation of clients consistent with Rule 5.1 of the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct, but leaving the determination of whether the personal attendance of the supervising lawyer is required at a particular proceeding to the discretion of the supervising lawyer and any officer presiding over that proceeding;

(2) to be prepared to assume personal responsibility for the representation of clients of the person provisionally admitted to the practice of law in the event that the provisional admission expires or is suspended by any event other than the full admission of such person to the practice of law;

(3) to promptly notify the State Bar of Georgia and the Board of Bar Examiners and to withdraw supervision under Section (4) of this Rule, if the supervising lawyer determines that the provisional lawyer is not competent to practice law, has violated any provision of Rule 99 or Rule 100 of Part XVI, or has violated any of the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct; and

(4) to notify the State Bar of Georgia in writing of their withdrawal of supervision if the supervising lawyer becomes ineligible, unwilling, or unable to continue to supervise the provisional lawyer. Upon a withdrawal of supervision, the provisional lawyer must immediately cease the practice of law until a substitute declaration by another lawyer 66 who is eligible, willing, and able to supervise such person is submitted to the State Bar. If a person provisionally admitted under Part XVI is employed by an office or law firm in which more than one lawyer is eligible, willing, and able to serve as a supervising lawyer, only one such supervising lawyer is required to submit the declaration described in Rule 98, Section (4) of Rule 98 to the State Bar of Georgia. Such supervising lawyer may thereafter delegate the duty of supervision to other eligible, willing, and able supervising lawyers employed in the same office or law firm. XVII. PROVISIONAL ADMISSION FOR MILITARY SPOUSES