Connecticut lawyers facing serious disciplinary charges in the state have long had a career-saving option. If suspended or severely sanctioned, those licensed in another state could simply move there and keep practicing.
But the Judges of the Superior Court voted in June to close that loophole. In doing so, they addressed concerns that lawyers who faced allegations of serious misconduct were able to resign from the Connecticut bar without making any admissions or having any findings of misconduct on their record. They could then set up shop in New York, Massachusetts or elsewhere, without disciplinary authorities in those jurisdictions having any inkling of the Connecticut proceedings.
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