Legal Opinion
Somers v. Statewide Grievance Committee
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 14, 1998No. SC 15804PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PALMER, J.
The plaintiff, David M. Somers, an attorney, appeals from the judgment of the trial court dismissing his appeal from the reprimand issued to him by the defendant, the statewide grievance committee, for violating rule 3.4 (7) of the Rules of Professional Conduct.1 We conclude that the defendant’s determination that the plaintiff had committed a violation of rule *2793.4 (7) was improperly predicated, at least in part, on certain irrelevant factual findings. Consequently, we reverse the judgment of the trial court and direct that the case be remanded to the defendant for a new…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- State v. BonelloSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
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