Connecticut General Statutes
Title 51 - Courts
Chapter 876 - Attorneys

Section 51-80. - Admission. - The Superior Court may admit and cause to be sworn...

Section 51-80a. - Regulation of foreign legal consultants. - The judges of the Superior Court may make rules regulating...

Section 51-81. - Investigation of qualifications of applicants for admission to the bar. - (a) For the purpose of investigating the moral qualifications or...

Section 51-81a. - Certificate of registration. Fee. Renewal. - Section 51-81a is repealed. (June, 1971, P.A. 8, S. 37;...

Section 51-81b. - Occupational tax on attorneys. Collection procedure. State lien against real estate as security for tax. Interest on unpaid tax. Attorneys who are not liable for tax. Administration. - (a) Any person who has been admitted as an attorney...

Section 51-81c. - Program for use of interest on lawyers' clients' funds accounts. Applicability to entities that establish certain accounts to receive loan proceeds from a mortgage lender. - (a) A program for the use of interest earned on...

Section 51-81d. - Client Security Fund. - (a) The Superior Court, in accordance with rules established by...

Section 51-81h. - Escrow agreement not invalid when attorney-at-law, law firm or agent is escrow holder. - (a) For the purposes of this section: (1) “Escrow agreement”...

Section 51-82 and 51-83. - Admission to examination of attorneys admitted to practice in other states. Examination of veterans for admission. - Sections 51-82 and 51-83 are repealed. (1949, S. 3119d; 1957,...

Section 51-84. - Attorneys subject to rules. - (a) Attorneys admitted by the Superior Court shall be attorneys...

Section 51-85. - Authority and powers of commissioners of the Superior Court. - Each attorney-at-law admitted to practice within the state, while in...

Section 51-86. - Soliciting persons to institute actions for damages. - (a) A person who has not been admitted as an...

Section 51-87. - Solicitation of cases for attorneys. - (a) Any person who (1) pays, remunerates or rewards any...

Section 51-87a. - Limitations on written communications to prospective clients. - (a) A lawyer shall not send, or knowingly permit to...

Section 51-87b. - Attorneys and persons affiliated with attorneys prohibited from referring persons to real estate brokers, salespersons, or mortgage brokers or lenders, for fee or commission. Penalties. - (a) No attorney-at-law admitted to practice within this state or...

Section 51-88. - Practice of law by persons not admitted as attorneys. Exceptions. - (a) Unless a person is providing legal services pursuant to...

Section 51-88a. - Practice of law by persons not admitted as attorneys. Real estate closings. - (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, no person...

Section 51-89. - State marshal or constable not to act as attorney in court. - No state marshal or constable shall appear in court as...

Section 51-89a. - Complaint and hearing required for suspension or disbarment. - Section 51-89a is repealed. (P.A. 77-194, S. 1, 2; P.A....

Section 51-90. - State-Wide Grievance Committee. Appointment, qualifications and terms of members. - There shall be a State-Wide Grievance Committee which shall consist...

Section 51-90a. - Powers and duties of State-Wide Grievance Committee. - In addition to any other powers and duties set forth...

Section 51-90b. - Grievance panels. Appointment, qualifications and terms of members. - (a) The judges of the Superior Court shall appoint one...

Section 51-90c. - State-Wide Bar Counsel. - (a) The judges of the Superior Court shall appoint an...

Section 51-90d. - Grievance counsel and investigators. Powers and duties of grievance counsel. - (a) The judges of the Superior Court shall appoint attorneys...

Section 51-90e. - Filing of complaint alleging attorney misconduct. Referral to grievance panel. - (a) Any person may file a written complaint alleging attorney...

Section 51-90f. - Investigation and determination by grievance panel of attorney misconduct. - (a) Each grievance panel shall investigate with the assistance of...

Section 51-90g. - Review of panel's determination by subcommittee or State-Wide Grievance Committee. - (a) The State-Wide Grievance Committee may designate at least three...

Section 51-90h. - Decision of State-Wide Grievance Committee. - (a) Within fourteen days of the issuance to the parties...

Section 51-91. - Compelling testimony of witnesses. Contempt. - (a) Any person may be compelled by subpoena signed by...

Section 51-91a. - Hearing re eligibility to continue practice of law for attorney convicted of felony. Order. Suspension. Appointment of trustee. - (a) After sentencing an attorney who has been convicted of...

Section 51-91b. - Applicability of grievance procedures. Transfer of pending matters. - (a) The provisions of sections 51-90 to 51-91a, inclusive, shall...

Section 51-91c. - Posting of signs concerning attorney grievance procedures. - The Chief Court Administrator shall cause to be prominently displayed...

Section 51-92. - Grievance committees; fees and expenses. - Section 51-92 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 7645; P.A. 78-280,...

Section 51-93. - Reinstatement of attorneys. - The superior court for any judicial district may, upon hearing,...

Section 51-94. - Evidence in proceedings to suspend, displace or remove attorneys-at-law. - In any proceeding for the suspension, displacement or removal of...

Section 51-94a. - Limitation on liability of attorney appointed to inventory files and protect interests of clients of inactive, suspended, disbarred, deceased or resigned attorney. - No attorney appointed by the court pursuant to rules of...