Statewide Grievance Committee v. Presnick

This is an appeal by the defendant, Daniel V. Presnick, an attorney at law, from a judgment of the Superior Court that suspended him from the practice of law for one year. The principal issues are: (1) whether grievance panels, reviewing committees and the statewide grievance committee function as an unconstitutionally created court in violation of article fifth, § 1 of the Connecticut constitution; (2) whether the defendant was denied due process in violation of the fourteenth amendment to the United States constitution and article first, § 10 of the Connecticut constitution; and (3) whether…