(a) Claims, proceedings and reports involving claims for reimbursement for losses caused by the dishonest conduct of attorneys are confidential until the client security fund committee authorizes a disbursement to the claimant, at which time the committee may disclose the name of the claimant, the attorney whose conduct produced the claim and the amount of the reimbursement. However, the client security fund committee may provide access to relevant information regarding such claims to the Statewide Grievance Committee, grievance panels, to law enforcement agencies, to the Office of the Chief Disciplinary Counsel, and to a judge of the Superior Court. The client security fund committee may also disclose such information to any attorney retained or employed by the committee to protect the interests of the client security fund or the committee in any state or federal action in which the interests of the committee or the fund may be at issue, and may disclose such information as may be necessary to protect the rights of the committee in any action or proceeding in which the committee’s right to receive restitution pursuant to Section 2-80 or 2-81 is at issue. The client security fund committee may also provide statistical information regarding claims which does not disclose the names of claimants and attorneys until a disbursement is authorized.
Section 2-76.—Confidentiality
Current through August 12, 2025 (2026 Practice Book edition) · Last verified July 9, 2026
In one sentenceKeeps Client Security Fund claims confidential until a reimbursement is authorized, while allowing limited disclosure to grievance authorities, law enforcement, and counsel protecting the fund's interests.
Full Text of Section 2-76
(b) All information given or received in connection with the provision of crisis intervention and referral assistance under these rules shall be subject to the provisions of General Statutes § 51-81d (f).
Amendment History
(Adopted June 29, 1998, to take effect Jan. 1, 1999; amended May 3, 2005, to take effect May 17, 2005; amended June 26, 2006, to take effect Jan. 1, 2007.)
Plain-English Summary
Claims, proceedings, and reports about losses caused by an attorney’s dishonest conduct stay confidential until the client security fund committee authorizes a payment to the claimant. At that point, the committee may disclose the claimant’s name, the attorney whose conduct caused the claim, and the amount reimbursed. Even before a disbursement is authorized, though, the committee may share relevant information with the Statewide Grievance Committee, grievance panels, law enforcement agencies, the Office of the Chief Disciplinary Counsel, and a judge of the Superior Court. The committee can also disclose information to any attorney it retains to protect the fund’s or the committee’s interests in a state or federal action, and can share what’s necessary to protect the committee’s right to restitution under Section 2-80 or 2-81. It may release statistical information about claims as long as that information doesn’t reveal claimant or attorney names before a disbursement is authorized.
Separately, any information given or received in connection with crisis intervention and referral assistance under these rules is governed by General Statutes § 51-81d (f).
Frequently Asked Questions
When does a Client Security Fund claim become public?
The claim stays confidential until the committee authorizes a disbursement to the claimant. At that point the committee may disclose the claimant’s name, the attorney involved, and the reimbursement amount.
Can the committee share claim information with grievance authorities before it’s resolved?
Yes. The committee may provide relevant information to the Statewide Grievance Committee, grievance panels, law enforcement, the Office of the Chief Disciplinary Counsel, and a Superior Court judge, even before a disbursement is authorized.
Can the committee release statistics about claims?
Yes, but only if the statistics don’t disclose the names of claimants or attorneys before a disbursement has been authorized.
Source & verification. The section text is reproduced verbatim from the
official Connecticut Practice Book (Conn. Practice Book § 2-76). Prescribed by the Judges of the Superior Court of Connecticut (Conn. Gen. Stat. Section 51-14). The plain-English summary is original and written by us. Last verified July 9, 2026. ·
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