Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel v. Miller, 335 Conn. 474 (2020)

Citation: Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel v. Miller, 335 Conn. 474 (2020)
Parent Document: Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel v. Miller, 335 Conn. 474 (2020)
Jurisdiction: Connecticut (state)
Effective Date: 2020-04-27
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14, 2004. [Tr. 2 57:3–12, Miller].2 She has practiced as
a solo practitioner during her career in Connecticut.
[Tr. 2 57:22, Miller; Respondent’s Ex. K].3 During the
relevant time of the grievance complaint, she main-
tained an IOLTA account at Webster Bank. [Tr. 2 58:3,
Miller]. She did not maintain a separate business
account. [Tr. 2 58:7, Miller]. She did maintain a personal
checking account. [Tr. 2 58:8–10, Miller].
During her time as an attorney in Connecticut and
while attending her church of choice, the respondent
met and became friends with a woman by the name of
Sharon Israel I Am, whom she described as her ‘‘church
sister.’’ [Tr. 2 58:14–25, Miller]. They remained friends
until approximately 2006 or 2007, when Ms. I Am moved
out of state. In May, 2013, after having little or no con-
tact between them in the intervening years, the respon-
dent was contacted by Ms. I Am. [Tr. 2 59:7–10, Miller].
Pleased to have heard from her friend, the respondent
agreed that the two should meet and they did so. During
this meeting at the respondent’s office, Ms. I Am told
the respondent that she had come into a large sum of
money and wanted some advice on how best to handle
it. [Tr. 2 59:14–19, Miller]. The respondent gave her
advice in this respect and Ms. I Am offered her $5000
for the consultation, which the respondent at first
declined but later accepted at Ms. I Am’s insistence.
[Tr. 2 60:7–17, Miller].
After the passage of a couple of weeks, Ms. I Am
again contacted the respondent, saying she wanted to
renew their friendship and asked that they meet at a
2
‘‘Tr. 1’’ refers to the June 25, 2018 morning transcript; ‘‘Miller’’ refers to
the witness.
‘‘Tr. 2’’ refers to the June 25, 2018 afternoon transcript.
‘‘Tr. 3’’ refers to the June 26, 2018 transcript.
‘‘Tr. 4’’ refers to the June 27, 2018 transcript.
3
Conflicting with her testimony, her résumé states she was admitted in
Connecticut in 2002.
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