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James B. Hobbs (2007)
Eileen Fox, Clerk
ATTEST:
DATE: November 2, 2007
Broderick, C.J., and Dalianis, Duggan, Galway and Hicks, JJ., concurred.
and prosecution of this matter. expenses incurred by the Professional Conduct Committee in the investigation practice of law in New Hampshire. Attorney Hobbs is hereby assessed all THEREFORE, the court orders that James B. Hobbs be disbarred from the
court concludes that disbarment is the appropriate sanction in this case. conviction and Attorney Hobbs' concession that he should be disbarred, the discipline to be imposed. Based on the serious nature of the respondent's purposes of Rule 37(9), and the sole issue before the court is the extent of final The crimes committed by the respondent constitute"serious crimes" for
accounts to the Rockingham County Probate Court. including correspondence, affidavits, and deeds, and submitted fraudulent funds. The PCC also alleged that the respondent forged a number of documents capacity as administrator of an estate, misappropriated $274,519.52 of estate from a course of conduct that began in 2001, when the respondent, in his charge of forgery. The PCC alleged that the respondent's convictions stemmed felony charges of forgery, one felony charge of perjury and one misdemeanor been convicted of seven felony charges of theft by misapplication of property, two In the petition for disbarment, the PCC alleged that the respondent had
that he should be disbarred. On October 17, 2007, the respondent filed an answer to the petition, agreeing the respondent and requiring the respondent to file an answer to the petition. The court issued an order requiring that the petition for disbarment be sent to petition seeking the disbarment of the respondent, Attorney James B. Hobbs. On September 13, 2007, the Professional Conduct Committee (PCC) filed a
LD-2005-0008, In the Matter of James B. Hobbs
ORDER
SUPREME COURT
THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE =
File Neil F. Castaldo, Esquire James B. Hobbs, Esquire James 1. DeHart, Esquire Landya B. McCafferty, Esquire Thomas V. Trevethick, Esquire Margaret H. Nelson, Chair Distribution:
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