Rule 2-55A. Retirement of Attorney—Permanent

(a) An attorney who is admitted to the bar in the state of Connecticut and is not the subject of any pending disciplinary investigation may submit a written request on a form approved by the Office of the Chief Court Administrator to the statewide bar counsel for permanent retirement under this section. Upon receipt of the request, the statewide bar counsel shall review it and, if it is found that the attorney is eligible for retirement under this section, shall grant the request and notify the attorney and the clerk for the judicial district of Hartford. Retirement shall not constitute removal from the bar or the roll of attorneys, but it shall be noted on the roll of attorneys kept by the clerk for the judicial district of Hartford. If granted, the attorney shall no longer be eligible to practice law as an attorney admitted in the state of Connecticut.

(b) An attorney who has retired pursuant to this section shall thereafter be exempt from the registration requirements set forth in Sections 2-26 and 2-27 (d) and from payment of the client security fund fee set forth in Section 2-70 (a).

(c) An attorney who has retired pursuant to this section and thereafter wishes to be eligible to practice law again in the state of Connecticut must apply for admission to the bar pursuant to Section 2-8, 2-13 or 2-13A.

(d) Retirement pursuant to this section shall not be a bar to the initiation, investigation and pursuit of disciplinary complaints filed on or subsequent to the date of retirement.

Committee Notes

amended June 10, 2022, to take effect Jan. 1, 2023.)