New Britain herald., 1927-01-07
GREENbERG AGAIN
 ADMITTED 10 BAR
Lawyer Disbarred in 1922 Is
 ReinStated to Practice
LAWYERS ENDORSE PLEA
Leading Attorneys of New Britain and Hartford Sign Petition Pre- scnted to Superior Court-Alcorn Files No Objection.

1 Albert A. Greenberg, of 227 West Main street, this city, was reinstat- ed as a member Of the Connecticut bar by Judge Newell Jennings ir superior court. Hartford, this morn ing. after some of the ablest lawyers in this section of the state had testi- fled in his behalf and had sent in petitions and letters recommending that he be allowed to resume prac. tice after a lapse of five years Among those who testified for him were Attorney General Benjamin w Alling, Judge of Probate Bernard F. Gaffney, Lucius Robinson. presi- dent of the Hartford County bar and Joseph Berry of Hartford, mem- Der of the law firm of Day, Berry & Reynolds, who defended Green berg in 1922 when he was tried for blackmail.
 One of the high spots of the hear ing was the reading of a letter by Judge Jennings, in which Isaac Wolfe. the magistrate who sentenced Greenberg. recommended that he be reinstated, stating that he has been punished enough and that he saw no objection to giving the petitioner the right to practice law once more. Witnesses Questioned
 Creenberg was represented hv At torney Josiah Peck, while States Attorney Hugh NJ. Acorn represent ed the states interest. MT. Alcorn questioned the witnesses. reading an excerpt from the statement of the judge at the. time Grecnborg was sentenced. In summing up he stat ed he had no objection to the rein statement of the petitioner.
 Greenberg was called to the stand first. He gave his age as g years and stated that he was admitted to the bar in Janu"ry. 1916. being dis barred in 1922. He said that he has been engaged in. the real estate and insurance business since that time and he also testified that he has had nothing 10 do with the law business since the time Of his dis barmont. Attorney Peck asked him several times whether or not he has engaged in the practice of law. has drawn up papers, or has consulted with anyone regarding law. since 1922. To each question Mir. Green berg answered, NO"
 AIr. Alcorn asked him If he has had any complaint with the treat ment accorded him by the court CT court officials. to which Greenherg responded. No" Do you think you can be honest, if you are reinsta'- ed? 2" was Attorney Alcorn's next question. "Yes, there's no question about it," said MT. Greenberg.
 Local Lawyers Approve
 At that point Attorney Peck read a petition from New Britain lawyers, recommended that Greenberg be re- instated. The petition was signed by practically all members of the local bar and Attorney Peck stated that none had refused to sign, although it had been impossible to get in touch with all Of them. The peti- ton was circulated by Attorney Don aid Gaffney. Humor was injected into the proceedings when, after reading several of the names in the original handwriting, Attorney Peck turned the sheet over to Judge Jen- nings, rCmarking to the effect that it was too much for him to deCipher.
 A petition was also brought be- fore the court in regard to Green berg's reinstatement, this having been signed by several prominent Hartford lawyers. This petition, lillo the other one. recommended that he be allowed to practice once more.