Attorney Advertising; Manda-

tory Filing (a) Any attorney who advertises services to the public through any media, electronic or otherwise, or through written or recorded communication pur- suant to Rule 7.2 of the Rules of Professional Conduct shall file a copy of each such advertise- ment or communication with the Statewide Griev- ance Committee either prior to or concurrently with the attorney’s first dissemination of the adver- tisement or written or recorded communication, except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) herein. The materials shall be filed in a format prescribed by the Statewide Grievance Commit- tee, which may require them to be filed electroni- cally. Any such submission in a foreign language must include an accurate English language trans- lation. The filing shall consist of the following: (1) A copy of the advertisement or communi- cation in the form or forms in which it is to be disseminated (e.g., videotapes, DVDs, audio- tapes, compact discs, print media, photographs of outdoor advertising); (2) A transcript, if the advertisement or commu- nication is in video or audio format; (3) A list of domain names used by the attorney primarily to offer legal services, which shall be updated quarterly; (4) A sample envelope in which the written com- munication will be enclosed, if the communication is to be mailed; (5) A statement listing all media in which the advertisement or communication will appear, the anticipated frequency of use of the advertisement or communication in each medium in which it will appear, and the anticipated time period during which the advertisement or communication will be used. (b) The filing requirements of subsection (a) do not extend to any of the following materials: (1) An advertisement in the public media that contains only, in whole or in part, the following information, provided the information is not false or misleading: (A) The name of the lawyer or law firm, a list- ing of lawyers associated with the firm, office addresses and telephone numbers, office and telephone service hours, fax numbers, website and email addresses and domain names, and a designation such as ‘‘attorney’’ or ‘‘law firm’’; (B) Date of admission to the Connecticut bar and any other bars and a listing of federal courts 136 © Copyrighted by the Secretary of the State of the State of Connecticut SUPERIOR COURT—GENERAL PROVISIONS