Rule 2-11. Monitoring Compliance with Conditions of Admission; Removal or Modification of Conditions

(a) If an applicant is admitted to the bar after signing an agreement with the bar examining committee under oath affirming acceptance of the conditions prescribed by the bar examining committee pursuant to Section 2-9 (b) and that he or she will comply with them, the statewide bar counsel shall monitor the attorney's compliance with those conditions pursuant to regulations adopted by the Statewide Grievance Committee governing such monitoring. The attorney so admitted or the statewide bar counsel may make application to the bar examining committee to remove or modify the conditions previously agreed to by such attorney as circumstances warrant. The bar examining committee, or a panel thereof consisting of at least three members appointed by its chair, shall conduct a hearing on the application, which shall be on the record, and shall also receive and consider a report from the statewide bar counsel on the matter. Such hearing may be waived by the applicant and the statewide bar counsel. If, upon such application, the bar examining committee modifies such conditions, the attorney shall sign an agreement with the bar examining committee under oath affirming acceptance of the modified conditions and that he or she will comply with them, and the statewide bar counsel shall monitor the attorney's compliance with them. The statewide bar counsel shall be considered a party for purposes of defending an appeal under Section 2-11A. All information relating to conditional admission of an applicant or attorney shall remain confidential unless otherwise ordered by the court, except that a copy of the signed agreement and information related to compliance with the conditions may be made available upon request to disciplinary counsel or, with the consent of the applicant or attorney, to any other agency or person.

(b) Upon the failure of the attorney to comply with the conditions of admission or the monitoring requirements adopted by the Statewide Grievance Committee, the statewide bar counsel shall apply to the court in the judicial district of Hartford for an appropriate order. The court, after hearing upon such application, may take such action as it deems appropriate. Thereafter, upon application of the attorney or of the statewide bar counsel and upon good cause shown, the court may set aside or modify the order rendered pursuant hereto.

Committee Notes

(Amended June 30, 2008, to take effect Jan. 1, 2009.) (P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 18A.) (Amended June 29, 1998, to