As anyone with kids knows, school funding votes can get testy. But seldom do things get heated up enough to spawn multiple lawsuits and a formal complaint against a lawyer. However, that’s the case in two Litchfield County towns, where questions about a June 2013 vote on funding for high school renovations has stirred legal controversy.
Attorney Deborah Stevenson, who represents a group of parents, made headlines recently when she said she would “withdraw” statements that accused school and town officials of perpetrating a fraud on the court. As part of the settlement, which was prompted by a request for sanctions from another attorney, she also made a $750 payment to the court.
