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Grenville Clark III (2010)
explainthe effectofthe dismissalso thathisclientcould consider requests,failingto advisehisclientofthe dismissalofhisclaim and hisclient,failingto finalizehisclient'sanswers to discovery failingto forward copiesofcorrespondence and discoveryrequeststo regardingthe representation.The respondentviolatedthisruleby actionso as to permit the clientto make informed decisions practicalaspectsofa legalmatterand the alternativecoursesof client'srequestforinformation;and to explainthelegaland informed about the statusofa matter;to promptly comply with a (3) Rule 1.4(a).This rulerequiresa lawyer to keep a clientreasonably client'sinterestsin an adversaryproceeding. and otherdiscoveryrequests,which caused avoidable harm to his violatedthisruleby failingto prepareresponsesto interrogatories diligenceand promptness in representinga client.The respondent (2) Rule 1.3(a).This rulerequiresa lawyer to actwith reasonable adversaryproceeding. requests,which caused avoidableharm to hisclient'sinterestsinan failingto prepareresponsesto interrogatoriesand otherdiscovery representationto a client.The respondentviolatedthisruleby (1) Rules 1.1(a).This rulerequiresa lawyer to provide competent
ProfessionalConduct: In thiscase,the PCC's petitionallegedviolationsofthefollowingRules of
•takeseffect. the interestsofhisclientsand to wind up hispracticebefore the suspension the PCC. He requestedthatthe courtallow him 90 days to take stepsto protect allegationsofthe petitionand thathe accepted the sanctionrecommended by The respondentfiledan answer to thepetitionstatingthathe admitted the
answer to the petitionwithin 30 days of service. respondentby firstclassand certifiedmail and thatthe respondentfilean issuedan orderofnotice,which requiredthatthe petitionbe sentto the respondent,Attorney GrenvilleClark,III.On December 11, 2009, thecourt assented-topetitionfor atwo-year suspensionfrom thepracticeoflaw ofthe On December 8, 2009, the ProfessionalConduct Committee (PCC) filedan
LD-2009-0013, In the Matter ofttrenvilleClark, TTT
ORPKR
SUPREME COURT
THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE otherjurisdictionsin which he islicensedtopracticelaw oftheissuanceofthe AttorneyClark isordered to notifythe attorneydisciplineauthorityofany
interestsofhisclients. upon his suspension and to take such actionas isnecessaryto protectthe 37(17) to take possessionofAttorney Clark'sclientfilesand trustaccounts the courtwhether an attorneyshould be appointed in accordance with Rule On or before March 1, 2010, theAttorney DisciplineOfficeshalladvise
lawyers oftheirchoice. furtheradvise them thatthey should obtainthe servicesofother suspended from the practiceof law effectiveApril 28, 2010, and shall (2) The respondent shallnotifyallclientsinwritingthathe willbe clientmatters,but he shallnot take on new clientmatters. (1) The respondent may take stepsto wind up hispracticeand pending
dateofhissuspension,the respondentislimitedto takingthefollowingactions: 2010. During the period between the respondent'sreceiptofthisorderand the the practiceof law in NewHampshire for aperiodof twoyears,effectiveApril28, THEREFORE, the courtordersthatGrenvilleClark,III,be suspended from
practice. enable him to take stepsto protecttheinterestsofhisclientsand to wind up his respondent'srequestthatthe effectivedateofthe suspension be delayed to Case, 155 N.H. 66, 68 (2007) (quotationomitted). The courtgrantsthe ofthe legalprofession,and preventsimilarconduct in the future."Coildington^s "protectthe public,maintain publicconfidencein the bar,preservetheintegrity oftheviolations,the courtconcludes thata two-yearsuspension isnecessaryto respondentbe suspended for aperiodof twoyears. Considering the seriousness suspension,thecourtacceptsthe recommendation ofthe PCC thatthe Having consideredthe PCC's recommendation and petitionfortwo-year
the Rules ofProfessionalConduct. (5) Rule 8.4(a).This rulemakes itprofessionalmisconduct toviolate omission. patternofaffirmativemisrepresentationand in a pattern of still ongoing. The PCC foundthattherespondentengaged inboth a was dismissed toinduce hisclientintobelievingthathiscase was clientfalseinformationabout the statusofhiscase afterthe case misrepresentation.The respondentviolatedthisrule bygivinghis toengage in conduct involvingdishonesty,fraud,deceitor (4) Rule8.4(c).This rule makes it professionalmisconductfora lawyer telephonecallsfrom hisclient. theoptionsavailable to him,and failing torespond tonumerous File NH Bar Associationx4 Landya B. McCafferty, Esquire
Margaret H. Nelson, Esquire GrenvilleClark,III Distribution:
EileenFox, Clerk
ATTEST:
DATE: January 28, 2010
Broderick,C.J.,and Dalianis,Duggan, and Hicks, JJ.y concurred.
Conduct Committee intheinvestigationand prosecutionofthismatter. court'sorder. He isherebyassessedallexpensesincurredby the Professional