Legal Opinion

Statewide Grievance Committee v. Johnson

Connecticut Appellate Court

Decided May 27, 2008No. AC 28279PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

HENNESSY, J.

The defendant, Rebecca L. Johnson, an attorney licensed to practice law in the state of Connecticut, 1 appeals from the judgment rendered on a presentment in which the trial court adjudged her guilty of professional misconduct in violation of rules 1.4 (a), 2 1.5 (b) and (c) 3 and 1.15 (b) 4 and suspended her from the practice of law for eighteen months. On appeal, the defendant claims that the court (1) did not conduct the presentment proceeding de novo, and (2) violated her due process rights when she was unable to confront and to cross-examine the complainant during the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. State v. SlaterSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008
  3. Statewide Grievance Committee v. PresnickSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
  4. Statewide Grievance Committee v. WhitneySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
  5. Statewide Grievance Committee v. BotwickSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Disciplinary Counsel v. SmigelskiConnecticut Appellate Court · 2010
  2. Rozbicki v. Statewide Grievance CommitteeConnecticut Appellate Court · 2008
  3. Picard v. Guilford House, LLCConnecticut Appellate Court · 2017
  4. Joe Alfred Izen, Jr. v. Commission for Lawyer Discipline, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2010
  5. Statewide Grievance Committee v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008

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