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Conn. Practice Book § 2-42
Conduct Constituting Threat of Harm to Clients
(a) If a grievance panel, a reviewing committee,
the Statewide Grievance Committee or the disciplinary counsel believes that a lawyer poses a
substantial threat of irreparable harm to his or her
clients or to prospective clients, the disciplinary
counsel shall apply to the court for an order of
interim suspension. The disciplinary counsel shall
provide the lawyer with notice that an application
for interim suspension has been filed and that a
hearing will be held on such application.
(b) The court, after hearing, pending final disposition of the disciplinary proceeding, may, if it finds
that the lawyer poses a substantial threat of irreparable harm to his or her clients or to prospective
clients, enter an order of interim suspension, or
may order such other interim action as deemed
appropriate. Thereafter, upon good cause shown,
the court may, in the interest of justice, set aside
or modify the interim suspension or other order
entered pursuant hereto. Whenever the court
enters an interim suspension order pursuant
hereto, the court may appoint a trustee, pursuant
to Section 2-64, to protect the clients’ and the
suspended attorney’s interests.
(c) No entry fee shall be required for proceedings hereunder. Any hearings necessitated by the
proceedings may, in the discretion of the court,
be held in chambers.
History
(P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 28C.) (Amended June 24, 2002, to take effect July 1, 2003; May 14, 2003, effective date changed to Oct. 1, 2003; Sept. 30, 2003, effective date changed to Jan. 1, 2004; amended June 26, 2006, to take effect Jan. 1, 2007; amended June 11, 2021, to take effect Jan. 1, 2022.)
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