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Conn. Practice Book § 2-52
Resignation and Waiver of Attorney Facing Disciplinary Investigation
(a) The Superior Court may, under the procedure provided herein, permit an attorney to submit
his or her resignation from the bar with or with -
out the waiver of right to apply for readmission to
the bar at any time in the future if the attorney’s
conduct is the subject of an investigation or proceeding by a grievance panel, a reviewing com -
mittee, the Statewide Grievance Committee, the
disciplinary counsel or the court.
(b) Concurrently with the written resignation,
the attorney shall submit an affidavit stating the
following:
(1) that he or she desires to resign and that the
resignation is knowingly and voluntarily submitted, the attorney is not being subjected to coercion
or duress, and is fully aware of the consequences
of submitting the resignation;
(2) the attorney is aware that there is currently
pending an investigation or proceeding concerning allegations that he or she has been guilty of
misconduct, the nature of which shall be specifically set forth in the affidavit;
(3) either (A) that the material facts of the allegations of misconduct are true, or (B) if the attorney denies some or all of the material facts of
the allegations of misconduct, that the attorney
acknowledges that there is sufficient evidence to
prove such material facts of the allegations of
misconduct by clear and convincing evidence;
(4) the attorney waives the right to a hearing
on the merits of the allegations of misconduct, as
provided by these rules, and acknowledges that
the court will enter a finding that he or she has
engaged in the misconduct specified in the affidavit concurrently with the acceptance of the resig -
nation.
(c) If the written resignation is accompanied by
a waiver of the right to apply for readmission to
the bar, the affidavit required in (b) shall also state
that the attorney desires to resign and waive his
or her right to apply for readmission to the bar at
any time in the future.
(d) Any resignation submitted in accordance
with this section shall be in writing, signed by the
attorney, and filed in sextuplicate with the clerk
of the Superior Court in the judicial district in which
the attorney resides, or if the attorney is not a
resident of this state, with the clerk of the Supe -
rior Court in Hartford. The clerk shall forthwith
send one copy to the grievance panel, one copy
to the statewide bar counsel, one copy to disciplinary counsel, one copy to the state’s attorney, one
copy to the standing committee on recommendations for admission to the bar, and one copy to
all complainants whose grievance complaints filed
against the attorney in Connecticut resulted in the
submission. Such resignation shall not become
effective until accepted by the court after a hear -
ing, at which the court has accepted a report by
the Statewide Grievance Committee, made a finding of misconduct based upon the respondent’s
affidavit, and made a finding that the resignation is knowingly and voluntarily made. With the
exception of the statewide bar counsel and disciplinary counsel, no person or entity who, pursuant
to this subsection, receives a copy of a resignation
shall have the right to participate in the hearing
required by this subsection.
(e) Acceptance by the court of an attorney’s
resignation from the bar without the waiver of the
right to apply for readmission to the bar at any
time in the future shall not be a bar to any other
disciplinary proceedings based on conduct
occurring before or after the acceptance of the
attorney’s resignation.
History
(Amended June 15, 2012, to take effect Jan. 1, 2013.) (P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 35.) (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 20, 2005, to take effect Jan. 1, 2006; amended June 29, 2007, to take effect Jan. 1, 2008; amended June 15, 2012, to take effect Jan. 1, 2013; amended June 15, 2018, to take effect Jan. 1, 2019.)
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