Research Guides

Publications from the Connecticut Judicial Branch:

• Frequently Asked Questions About Lawyers

• Attorney Grievance Procedures in Connecticut (pamphlet) (pdf)

• Answers to Questions Regarding the Client Security Fund (pamphlet) (pdf)
• Connecticut’s New Advertising and Clients’ Funds Accounts Audit Rules - The Basics of What You Need to Know
• Withdrawal of Appearance – Civil Procedure

Publication from Cornell’s Legal Information Institute: 

• Connecticut Legal Ethics (An annotated Connecticut law of lawyering publication organized by the Rules of Professional Conduct.)

Information from the Connecticut Bar Association: 

• What If I Have a Problem with My Lawyer?

• Rules Governing the Conduct of Lawyers - Summary of Substantial Changes Adopted by the Judges of the Superior Court in 2006

Publication from the Connecticut Women's Education and Legal Fund:

• How to Choose an Attorney (pamphlet) (pdf)

• ABA’a Law Practice Today (current issue)

• American Bar Association Center for Professional Responsibility

  • Consumer’s Guide to Legal Help on the Internet
  • ABA Model Code of Professional Conduct
  • ABA Model Code of Professional Responsibility (pdf)
     
• Ben Cowgill's Legal Ethics Blog
• Cornell Legal Information Institute Legal Ethics Library
• Freivogel on Conflicts A practical online guide to conflicts of interest for lawyers with sophisticated business and litigation practices.
• LegalEthics.com
• Legal Ethics Forum
• Legal Research Guide: Legal Ethics
• sunEthics, State-By-State Ethics Resources

• Connecticut Rule of Professional Conduct (pdf)

• Chapter 2: Attorneys

• Client Security Fund Committee
• Grievance Decisions
• Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel
• Rules of Procedure
• Statewide Bar Counsel

• Home Page

• Application for Reimbursement - Client Security Fund, JD-GC-15 (pdf)
• Complaint against Attorney, JD-GC-06 (pdf)

• Judicial Ethics Page