Legal Opinion

Weiss v. Statewide Grievance Committee

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided November 16, 1993No. 14666PublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtKatz, J.

The principal issue in this appeal is whether the defendant, the statewide grievance committee, properly reprimanded the plaintiff, attorney Tobias Weiss, for professional misconduct, after concluding that he had violated Disciplinary Rule 5-104 (A) of the Code of Professional Responsibility (DR 5-104 [A])1 by accepting an 18 percent interest in a hotel project as payment for legal services rendered to three clients. The plaintiff appealed to the trial court from the statewide grievance committee’s decision to issue the reprimand.2 After remanding the appeal to the statewide grievance…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. DeLaurentis v. City of New HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
  2. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. JonesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
  3. Virgo v. LyonsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
  4. Dreier v. Upjohn Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
  5. Pinsky v. Statewide Grievance CommitteeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990

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3Cited by41 opinions

  1. Mazziotti v. Allstate InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1997
  2. Lawyer Disciplinary Board v. McGrawWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1995
  3. Dowling v. Finley Associates, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1999
  4. Friezo v. FriezoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2007
  5. Notopoulos v. Statewide Grievance CommitteeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2006

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