Chapter 876. Attorneys
Section
51-80Admission.51-80aRegulation of foreign legal consultants.51-81Investigation of qualifications of applicants for admission to the bar.51-81aCertificate of registration. Fee. Renewal.51-81bOccupational tax on attorneys. Collection procedure. State lien against real estate as security for tax. Interest on unpaid tax. Attorneys who are not liable for tax. Administration.51-81cProgram for use of interest on lawyers' clients' funds accounts. Applicability to entities that establish certain accounts to receive loan proceeds from a mortgage lender.51-81dClient Security Fund.51-81e to 51-81g51-81e to 51-81g51-81hEscrow agreement not invalid when attorney-at-law, law firm or agent is escrow holder.51-82 and 51-83Admission to examination of attorneys admitted to practice in other states. Examination of veterans for admission.51-84Attorneys subject to rules.51-85Authority and powers of commissioners of the Superior Court.51-85aRequirements and procedures re remote acknowledgment by commissioner of the Superior Court. Prohibitions on use of remote acknowledgment for certain records.51-86Soliciting persons to institute actions for damages.51-87Solicitation of cases for attorneys.51-87aLimitations on written communications to prospective clients.51-87bAttorneys and persons affiliated with attorneys prohibited from referring persons to real estate brokers, salespersons, or mortgage brokers or lenders, for fee or commission. Penalties.51-88Practice of law by persons not admitted as attorneys. Exceptions.51-88aPractice of law by persons not admitted as attorneys. Real estate closings.51-89State marshal or constable not to act as attorney in court.51-89aComplaint and hearing required for suspension or disbarment.51-90State-Wide Grievance Committee. Appointment, qualifications and terms of members.51-90aPowers and duties of State-Wide Grievance Committee.51-90bGrievance panels. Appointment, qualifications and terms of members.51-90cState-Wide Bar Counsel.51-90dGrievance counsel and investigators. Powers and duties of grievance counsel.51-90eFiling of complaint alleging attorney misconduct. Referral to grievance panel.51-90fInvestigation and determination by grievance panel of attorney misconduct.51-90gReview of panel's determination by subcommittee or State-Wide Grievance Committee.51-90hDecision of State-Wide Grievance Committee.51-91Compelling testimony of witnesses. Contempt.51-91aHearing re eligibility to continue practice of law for attorney convicted of felony. Order. Suspension. Appointment of trustee.51-91bApplicability of grievance procedures. Transfer of pending matters.51-91cPosting of signs concerning attorney grievance procedures.51-92Grievance committees; fees and expenses.51-93Reinstatement of attorneys.51-94Evidence in proceedings to suspend, displace or remove attorneys-at-law.51-94aLimitation on liability of attorney appointed to inventory files and protect interests of clients of inactive, suspended, disbarred, deceased or resigned attorney.