HARTFORD, Conn. — In the latest twist in the fight over his law license, the state appellate court at the close of business Thursday postponed the imposition of a six-month suspension of Alex Jones’ lawyer Norm Pattis — at least temporarily.
Pattis asked the appeals court to intervene earlier in the day and postpone an immediate six-month license suspension ordered by Superior Court Judge Barbara Bellis, who presided over Jones’ Connecticut defamation case that resulted in a potential record-setting $1.4 billion verdict last year.
Bellis ordered the suspension on Jan. 5 and refused on Wednesday to postpone it after deciding Pattis violated her orders by sharing confidential medical files belonging to relatives of Sandy Hook victims with Texas lawyers involved in related litigation. Pattis claims the disclosure was inadvertent.
