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STATEWIDE GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE v. SPIRER

(SC 15853)

247 Conn. 762 (1999)

STATEWIDE GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE v. ALAN SPIRER

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Officially released March 2, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wesley W. Horton, with whom were Kimberly A. Knox and, on the brief, Timothy J. Olson and Kevin B. Hawkins, certified legal interns, for the appellant (defendant).

Daniel B. Horwitch, statewide bar counsel, with whom, on the brief, was Sharon M. Carberry, assistant bar counsel, for the appellee (plaintiff).

Callahan, C. J., and Borden, Katz, Palmer and McDonald, Js.

Opinion

KATZ, J.

This certified appeal arises out of the trial court's suspension of the defendant, Alan Spirer, from the practice of law, following his felony convictions in federal court. The principal issue is whether the trial court properly exercised its discretion in imposing on the defendant a six month suspension, or whether, as claimed by the plaintiff, the statewide grievance committee (committee), the court was required to impose

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