Hunter Biden has been disbarred in Connecticut after a judge concluded disciplinary proceedings stemming from ethics violations connected to his federal gun and tax prosecutions.
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A Connecticut judge on Monday ordered the disbarment of Hunter Biden, permanently revoking his ability to practice law in the state following findings that he violated multiple professional conduct rules in connection with his federal criminal cases.
The decision was issued in Waterbury by Judge Trial Referee Patrick L. Carroll III after Biden consented to disbarment under an agreement with the state Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel, according to reporting by NBC Connecticut. Under the terms of that agreement, Biden admitted to attorney misconduct but did not admit to criminal wrongdoing.
Biden and his attorney, Ross Garber, appeared by video during the virtual hearing. Court records show Biden did not speak during the proceedings.
In his ruling, Carroll found that Biden violated several of Connecticut’s Rules of Professional Conduct, including provisions barring conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation. The judge also cited Biden’s prior loss of his law license in Washington, D.C., noting that Biden had already been disbarred there earlier this year.
Court filings indicate that Biden acknowledged some of the misconduct allegations tied to complaints filed after his federal convictions. The disciplinary proceedings were initiated following those complaints and moved forward after negotiations between Biden and state disciplinary authorities.
Last year, Biden was convicted in Delaware federal court on three felony counts related to the purchase of a firearm in 2018. Prosecutors said he falsely stated on a federal form that he was not using or addicted to illegal drugs at the time. In a separate federal case in California, prosecutors alleged that Biden failed to pay at least $1.4 million in federal taxes. That case was resolved shortly before jury selection was scheduled to begin, when Biden agreed to plead guilty to misdemeanor and felony tax charges.
During Monday’s hearing, one complainant objected to the disbarment agreement, arguing that it did not require Biden to admit to committing crimes. State disciplinary counsel responded by pointing to the legal effect of a presidential pardon in resolving the underlying convictions and the disciplinary matter.
Biden was admitted to the Connecticut bar in 1997, a year after graduating from Yale Law School, and maintained his license for more than two decades before the disciplinary action.
In December 2024, then-President Joe Biden issued a pardon covering Hunter Biden’s gun and tax convictions as well as any related federal offenses dating back to 2014. The pardon brought an end to the federal prosecutions and reversed earlier public statements from the president that he would not use his executive authority on behalf of his son.
With the Connecticut ruling finalized, Hunter Biden is now barred from practicing law in both Connecticut and Washington, D.C., closing another chapter in a series of legal and professional consequences stemming from his federal cases.
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