I find it very useful to have rules and statutes on my iPhone so that I can access them whenever I need them, whether at my desk or with a client or in court. I have several apps containing the federal rules on my iPhone and several apps created by New Orleans attorney Matt Miller containing Louisiana laws.
Greenwich, Connecticut attorney Hilary Miller recently told me that he has published an app containing the court rules and other content from the Official Connecticut Practice Book, which is Connecticut's consolidated rules of practice for attorneys, and he gave me a free copy so that I could tell iPhone J.D. readers about the app. Contents include the ethics rules, civil, criminal and appellate rules, and special rules applicable to family and juvenile matters. The app does not include annotations for which the State of Connecticut asserts a copyright, but does have all of the rules updated as of December 31, 2009. (Future versions will incorporate revisions adopted in 2010.)
The app is simple to use. Upon launch you are given a list of all of the rules, organized by topic (such as "Rules of Professional Conduct" and "Sup. Court & Apel. Proc. Rules" and then rules are listed under each topic. Tap a rule to see the text.
There is a simple search feature so that you can look for keywords, and the results are highlighted in yellow.
The app lacks advanced features such as the ability to bookmark common-used ruled or shortcuts to jump to specific rules, but if you just need to look at a specific rule, this app will do what you need. As far as I can tell, is the only iPhone app containing the Connecticut rules. Thus, if you practice in Connecticut, I'm sure that you will find this to be a useful addition to your iPhone.
Click here for Connecticut Practice Book ($5.99): 
