Rule 5.1 - Evidence And Procedure(a) Rules of Evidence. Trial panels may admit and give effect to evidence that possesses probative value commonly accepted by reasonably prudent persons in the conduct of their affairs. Incompetent, irrelevant, immaterial, and unduly repetitious evidence should be excluded at any hearing conducted pursuant to these rules.(b) Harmless Error. No error in procedure, in admitting or excluding evidence, or in ruling on evidentiary or discovery questions shall invalidate a finding or decision unless upon a review of the record as a whole, a determination is made that a denial of a fair hearing to either the Bar or the respondent has occurred.Rule 5.1a amended by Order dated February 23, 1988. Rule 5.1a and 5.1b amended by Order dated May 3, 2017, effective 1/1/2018.