Rule 14-1111. Exemption from future testimony and confidentiality of records and information.

No Committee member participating in a fee dispute decision or mediation proceeding shall be called as a witness in any subsequent legal proceeding related to the fee dispute. Information and documentation submitted in a fee dispute proceeding shall be deemed confidential and shall not be disclosed other than to enforce a written decision. Notwithstanding the above, confidential information may be disclosed if the request is made to the Bar by:

(a) an agency authorized to investigate the qualifications of persons for admission to practice law;

(b) an agency authorized to investigate the qualifications of persons for government employment;

(c) a lawyer discipline enforcement agency; or

(d) an agency authorized to investigate the qualifications of judicial candidates.