GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE v. ROTTNER


152 Conn. 59 (1964)

GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BAR OF HARTFORD COUNTY v. JOHN ROTTNER GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BAR OF HARTFORD COUNTY v. GEORGE LESSNER

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided July 20, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph W. Bishop, Jr., with whom, on the brief, were Anson T. McCook and Herbert A. Lane, for the appellants (defendants).

John D. LaBelle, state's attorney, with whom, on the brief, were George D. Stoughton and Harry W. Hultgren, Jr., assistant state's attorneys, for the appellee (plaintiff in each case).

KING, C. J., MURPHY, ALCORN, COMLEY and DEVLIN, JS.


COMLEY, J.

The defendants are the two senior members of the firm of Lessner, Rottner, Karp and Jacobs of Manchester, and both have been members of the bar for over thirty years. On presentment to the Superior Court by the grievance committee of the Hartford County bar, the defendants were found guilty of violations of the preamble to the canons of professional ethics and also of Nos. 6, 15, 29 and 37 of the canons.

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