Section 4-61dd-11 - Representation; appearances; withdrawals(a) The parties may appear pro se or through an attorney or other duly authorized representative, as provided by law.(b) An attorney may appear by filing an appearance or document containing the name of the case, the docket number, the name of the party or parties which the attorney is representing, the attorney's juris number if the attorney is admitted to practice in Connecticut, and the attorney's address, telephone number, facsimile mail number and electronic mail number. Any document constituting an appearance shall be personally signed by the attorney filing the appearance.(c) A law firm may appear by filing its juris number only if it also appears by naming an individual attorney associated with the firm who will be responsible for the firm's representation and providing the juris number of that individual attorney. Delivery or mailing of documents to that individual will constitute delivery to the law firm. Law firms that appear are responsible for keeping the office of public hearings informed of the individual attorney responsible for the client's representation.(d) Upon written motion, counsel in good standing from jurisdictions other than Connecticut and law student interns may request and, for good cause shown, be allowed to appear in specific proceedings, provided counsel admitted to practice in Connecticut is present during all of the proceedings and signs all pleadings and other papers filed therein and agrees to take full responsibility for the conduct of the attorney or law student intern and the representation of the case.(e) An attorney who wishes to withdraw an appearance shall file written notice with the office of public hearings and concurrently serve copies of the notice upon his or her client and upon all other parties. The notice shall include the following information: the name of the case; the case number; the name of the party represented; and the withdrawing attorney's name, address, telephone and facsimile mail numbers, and juris number. The attorney shall include a certification that a copy of the notice was mailed to the client and to all other parties. The certification shall include the name of each person served, the address at which service was made, and the dates copies were served. A withdrawal of appearance form is available from the office of public hearings, and it may be used in lieu of the written notice.Conn. Agencies Regs. § 4-61dd-11
Adopted effective April 23, 2003; Amended December 30, 2008