When Derby lawyer John M. Rodia learned of the outstanding warrant for his arrest, he surrendered to police last week and was charged with ten counts of larceny for allegedly stealing from friends, relatives and clients. Released on $50,000 bond, he now faces the loss of his law license and worse, the consequences, he says, of a long-term addiction to the prescription pain-killer OxyContin.
Unfortunate events in Rodia’s 10-year career as a law enforcement officer evidently led to the destruction of his subsequent career as a lawyer. Rodia’s first job after graduating from the University of New Haven in 1986 was as a Trumbull police officer. After two years, he became a state trooper. He then went to Columbia University School of Law, graduating in 1998.
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