][citation needed] Sherman defended a Vietnam veteran in a murder trial using a post-traumatic stress disorder defense.
That became the subject of half-hour productions on CBS's Verdict, NBC's Dateline and the BBC series, America on Trial.
[11][12] On January 5, 2007, the Hartford Courant reported that Sherman was under investigation by a panel of the Statewide Grievance Committee, a state agency which disciplines lawyers, concerning an accusation that he violated several rules of professional conduct, including charging the client $187,000 without providing a fee agreement or an hourly billing statement.
A former client, Hakan Yalincak, complained to the agency in March 2006 that Sherman, his attorney, had billed him $187,000, bounced a refund check, and had provided little documentation to show where the money went.
The panel then started investigating whether or not Sherman had acted improperly by making a payment to someone who brought accusations against him to the state agency.
In May 2007, Sherman agreed to reduced charges that he violated two rules of professional conduct and was reprimanded by the Statewide Grievance Committee.
On April 16, 2006, Sherman was also temporarily suspended for four days for failing to pay the Client Security Fund Fee in accordance with Practice Book 2-70.
In the same 136 page opinion, Judge Bishop vacated Michael C. Skakel's conviction for murder and ordered a new trial.
After a motion for reconsideration, the court reversed itself on May 4, 2018, vacating Skakel's conviction once again due to what was found to be ineffective representation by Sherman.
Sherman divorced Judy Jacobson in 2005[18] and married Fox News legal analyst and author Lis Wiehl on June 23, 2006 at an Old Greenwich, Connecticut restaurant.