Conn. Practice Book § 2-47B

(a) As used in this section:

(1) A ‘‘deactivated attorney’’ is an attorney who

is currently disbarred, suspended, resigned, or on

inactive status.

(2) A ‘‘supervising attorney’’ is an attorney:

(A) who has been approved by the court as a

supervising attorney for a deactivated attorney in

accordance with subsection (e) of this section;

(B) who is in good standing with the bar of

this state;

(C) who was not affiliated with the deactivated

attorney as an employer, employee, partner, independent contractor or in any other employment

relationship at the time of the deactivation; and

(D) who did not serve as an attorney pursuant

to Section 2-64 in connection with the disbarment,

suspension, resignation or placement on inactive

status of the deactivated attorney.

(3) A ‘‘law-related activity’’ is:

(A) engaging in the practice of law as defined

by Section 2-44A;

(B) representing a client in any legal matter,

including discovery matters;

(C) negotiating or transacting any matter for, or

on behalf of, a client with third parties, or having

any contact with third parties regarding such

negotiation or transaction;

(D) receiving, disbursing or exercising any control over clients’ funds or other property held in

trust and related accounts;

(E) using the titles ‘‘attorney’’ or ‘‘lawyer,’’ or

the designations ‘‘Esq.,’’ or ‘‘J.D.’’ to describe oneself; or

(F) communicating with clients and third parties

regarding matters that are the subject of representation by the supervising attorney or his or her firm.

(4) ‘‘Employ’’ means to engage the services of

another, including employees, agents, independent

contractors and consultants, regardless of whether

any compensation is paid.

(b) (1) No deactivated attorney shall be permitted to engage in any law-related activities or to

be employed as a paralegal or legal assistant

unless expressly permitted by the court as pro -

vided in this section.

(2) The court may expressly permit, by written

order, a deactivated attorney to perform any of

the following activities, under the supervision of

a supervising attorney, as provided herein:

(A) performing legal work of a preparatory

nature, such as conducting legal research,

assembling data and other necessary information,

and drafting transactional documents, pleadings,

briefs, and other similar documents; and

(B) providing clerical assistance to the supervising attorney.

(c) No attorney who knows or should have

known that an attorney’s license has been deactivated, shall employ the deactivated attorney to

engage in any law-related activities or to act as a

paralegal or legal assistant, without the permission of the court, as provided in this section.

(d) A deactivated attorney shall not engage in

law-related activities or be employed as a paralegal or legal assistant on behalf of any client previously represented by the deactivated attorney or

for whom the deactivated attorney had previously

provided any legal services in the ten year period

prior to deactivation. During the period of employment of the deactivated attorney, the supervising

attorney or his or her firm shall not assume representation of any matter on behalf of any client previously represented by the deactivated attorney or

for whom the deactivated attorney had previously

provided any legal services in the ten year period

prior to deactivation.

(e) (1) An attorney desiring to become a supervising attorney shall file a written application on

a form approved by the Office of the Chief Court

Administrator.

(2) The application shall be filed with the court

in the docket number of the matter in which the

deactivated attorney was suspended, disbarred,

placed on inactive status or resigned. A copy of

the application shall be served by the applicant

on the Office of the Chief Disciplinary Counsel.

(3) An application filed under this section shall

be assigned to the same judge who presided over

the matter in which the deactivated attorney

resigned or was disbarred, suspended, or placed

on inactive status. If that judge is no longer available, the administrative judge in the judicial district

where the deactivation proceeding was held shall

assign the matter to another judge.

(f) The court shall schedule the application for

a hearing to determine the following:

(1) whether the deactivated attorney should

be permitted to perform the activities permitted

herein;

(2) whether the attorney will be appointed to

serve as the supervising attorney for the deactivated attorney; and

(3) whether any additional monitoring, condi -

tions, or restrictions are necessary.

(g) If the relationship between the supervising

attorney and the deactivated attorney terminates,

the supervising attorney shall send written notice

to the court within fifteen days of the termination

of the relationship. A copy of the written notice

shall be served on the Office of the Chief Disciplinary Counsel.

(h) Violation of this section by the deactivated

attorney or the supervising attorney shall constitute a violation of Rule 8.4 (4) of the Rules of

Professional Conduct.

(i) In any application for reinstatement, the

supervising attorney and a deactivated attorney

under the supervision of a supervising attorney

pursuant to this section shall certify that he or she

has complied with the requirements of this section

during the period of suspension, disbarment, resignation, or inactive status.