Jeanne M. Vanim-Botting (2011)

affordedan opportunityto file aresponse to the petition. thatAttorney Vanim-Botting assentedto the disbarment provided thatshe was conduct afterher suspensionviolatedRule 3.4(c)and 8.4(a).The PCC stated to petitionfordisbarment. The PCC allegedthatAttorney Vanim-Botting's sanctionrecommendation. Afterfurtherproceeding,the PCC filedan assentedconsiderwhether the eventsoccurringafterher suspension affectedits In June 2010, the courtremanded thismatterto the PCC foritto

arrest.The CarrollCounty Sheriffwas unable to serve the capias,however. Bottingin contempt and directingthata capiasbe issuedforher immediate appear forthehearing. The courtissuedan orderfindingAttorneyVanimuntilshe complied with thiscourt'sorders. Attorney Vanim-Botting did not to show cause why she should not be held in contempt and subjectto sanctions 21, 2010, and issuedan orderrequiringAttorney Vanim-Botting to appear and Vanim-Botting had not contactedher. The courtscheduled a hearingon April Froburg'srequests.In March 2010, Attorney Froburg reportedthatAttorney Attorney Vanim-Botting to contactAttorney Froburg and to comply with Attorney AttorneyVanim-Botting'sclientfilesand trustaccounts. The courtordered so. She reportedthat,consequently,she had been unable to take possessionof been unable to contactAttorney Vanim-Botting despitenumerous attemptsto do In February 2010, Attorney Froburg reportedto the courtthatshe had

Vanim-Botting's clientfilesand trustaccounts. court. Itappointed Attorney Alethea Froburg to take possessionofAttorney Attorney Vanim-Botting from the practiceof law pending furtherorderof the tothe recommended sanction. On December 14, 2009, thecourtsuspended statedthatAttorneyVanim-Bottingdidnot contestthe allegationsand agreed making falsestatementsin connectionwith a disciplinarymatter. The petition from her clienttrustaccount,by making falsestatementsto others,and by the Rules ofProfessionalConduct by improperly disbursingfunds to herself Bottinghad violatedRules 1.15(a), 1.15(b), 4.1(a), 8.1(a), 8.4(c),and 8.4(a) of AttorneyJeanne M. Vanim-Botting.The PCC allegedthatAttorneyVaniman assented-topetitionforthree-yearsuspension from the practiceoflaw of On December 8,2009, theProfessionalConduct Committee (PCC) filed

LD-2009-0012, In theMatter r>f.TeatineM. Vanim Hotting

DATE: October 3, 2011

Dalianis,C.J.,and Duggan, Hicks,Conboy and Lynn, JJ.,concurred.

investigationand prosecutionofthismatter. allexpenses incurredby theProfessionalConduct Committee in the disbarredfrom thepracticeoflawinNew Hampshire.She isherebyassessed THEREFORE, the courtordersthatJeanne M. Vanim-Botting be

sanctionin thiscase. Botting'smisconduct,thecourtconcludesthatdisbarmentistheappropriate Conduct. Consideringtheseriousnessand willfulnatureofAttorneyVanim- 1.15(b), 3.4(c), 4.1(a),8.1(a),8.4(c),and 8.4(a) ofthe Rules ofProfessional admitted. Attorney Vanim-Botting is found to have violated Rules1.15(a), forthree-yearsuspension and the petitionfordisbarment are deemed furtherhearingshall be required."Accordingly,theallegationsin the petition petition,"theallegationssetforththereinshallbe deemed admitted and no Rule 37(16)(c)providesthatif arespondentattorneyfails toanswer a

petitionhas been filed. servedatAttorney Vanim-Botting'sabode on July30,2011. No answer to the petitionmust be filedwithin 30 days of service. The order and petition were Attorney Vanim-Botting. Theorderof noticestatedthatany answer to the an order of noticerequiringthatthe order and the petition be served upon Upon receiptoftheassented-topetitionfordisbarment,thecourtissued