A.From Civil Suits. Communications to the board, hearing committees, or disciplinary counsel, including information within the scope of Rule of Professional Conduct 1.6 regarding confidentiality, and relating to lawyer misconduct or disability and testimony given in the proceedings shall be absolutely privileged, and no lawsuit predicated thereon may be instituted against any complainant, respondent, lawyer or witness. Members of the board, members of the advisory board, members of the hearing committees, disciplinary counsel, staff, practice monitors and monitoring lawyers appointed pursuant to this rule or its appendices, inventorying lawyers appointed pursuant to Section 27, members of the Ethics Advisory Committee adopted by resolution to the House of Delegates and approved by the Board of Governors of the Louisiana State Bar Association on November 2, 1991 and members of the Lawyer Advertising Advisory Service Committee adopted by resolution to the House of Delegates and approved by the Board of Governors of the Louisiana State Bar Association on June 9, 1995, shall be immune from suit for any conduct in the course of their official duties or reasonably related to their official duties.B.From Criminal Prosecution. Upon application by disciplinary counsel and notice to the appropriate prosecuting authority, the court may grant immunity from criminal prosecution to a witness in a discipline or disability proceeding.Amended April 25, 2019, effective 5/15/2019.