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After a case is mistakenly
filed in Connecticut by
a Texas venture capital
firm, the judge rejects
the party’s motion to
dismiss.

March 1, 2021 ¦ Vol. 47, No. 9 ¦ $10.00 See Page 16

State Releases Four Months
Of Disciplinary Reports

By ROBERT STORACE

After a four-month hiatus due to COVID-19,
the Statewide Grievance Committee is back
with its latest roundup of attorney disci-
pline cases.

The committee issued a list of a dozen attorneys
for October, November, December and January.

Here’s a look at those attorneys, listed alpha-
betically, whose ethics charges led to discipline or
court action. The Office of the Chief Disciplinary
Counsel prosecuted the cases.

Tony Anthony
New Britain solo practitioner Tony Anthony
was reprimanded for his handling of a divorce Photo: Worradirek/Shutterstock.com

proceeding. Abelardo Arias
A reviewing committee of the SGC found An- Bristol attorney Abelardo Arias was repri-
thony communicated with a represented party manded for violating Rule 3.4(7) of the Rules of
without consent of counsel. Professional Conduct. That rules states: “A law-
Anthony must take three credit hours of con- yer shall not present, participate in presenting
tinuing legal education in legal ethics.
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