► Attorney John Asselin-Connolly of New London, CT; ethical leprechaun |
Attorney John Asselin-Connolly of New London, CT; ethical leprechaun
The state of Connecticut provided John Asselin-Connolly with a law license in 1976.
The Statewide Grievance Committee found John guilty of the following misconduct.
In one matter, John represented Merrill Mazzella in a divorce matter. The fee agreement stated the copies would cost $0.25 per page for copying the clients file is John was fired. The agreement also called for charging the client a minimum of 3 hours of time for all court appearances and that the client would be charged $150 in addition to the usage fee for legal research conducted through internet databases.
Eventually John billed his client over $80,000 for dissolution of her marriage. An expert on legal fees in a dissolution matter in the New London area testified that the customary fee is $20,000 to $50,000. Therefore, Johnny attempted to overcharge his client $30,000 to $60,000 than any ethical attorney in New London would have charged for the same services.
As a consequence of his misconduct, the cheerleaders for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Statewide Grievance Committee punished John by gifting him with a complimentary reprimand.
As we speak (ca. March 2013) John practices with Asselin-Connolly LLC at 38 Granite Street in New London, Connecticut.
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