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Patrick B. Shanley (2012)
THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
SUPREME COURT
ORDER LD-2011-0011, In the Matter of Patrick B. Shanley In November 2011, Attorney Patrick B. Shanley was reprimanded by the Board of Bar Overseers of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. After receiving notification of this discipline, this court issued an order giving Attorney Shanley and the Professional Conduct Committee (PCC) an opportunity to inform the court if they contended that the imposition of discipline identical or substantially similar to that imposed by the Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers would be unwarranted. See Rule 37(12)(d). The PCC notified the court that it believed that substantially more serious discipline was warranted. Attorney Shanley filed no response to the order. After reviewing the PCC’s response, the court remanded the matter to the PCC for a recommendation of the discipline that should be imposed. After a hearing, the PCC recommended that Attorney Shanley be suspended for six months, with three months of the suspension stayed for a period of one year. The PCC filed its recommendation with the court. An order was issued giving Attorney Shanley an opportunity to file a response to the PCC’s recommendation. No response was filed. On October 22, 2012, in response to an order from the court, the PCC filed a clarification of its recommendation. Having reviewed the PCC’s recommendation, the court concludes that Attorney Shanley’s misconduct warrants more serious discipline than that imposed by the Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers. The court accepts the PCC’s recommendation that Attorney Shanley be suspended for six months, with three months of the suspension stayed for a period of one year. Accordingly, the court orders as follows:
1. Attorney Patrick B. Shanley is suspended from the practice of law in New Hampshire, effective December 1, 2012.
2. In accordance with Rule 37(14)(f), Attorney Shanley may file a motion for reinstatement with the court on or after March 1, 2013. Attorney Shanley is required to submit evidence that he has satisfactorily completed the Mult is tate Professional Responsibility Examination with his motion for reinstatement.
3. Three months of Attorney Shanley’s suspension shall be stayed for a period of one year on the condition that no grievance or complaint of misconduct be filed against Attorney Shanley in New Hampshire or Massachusetts during the period of the stay, and that Attorney Shanley not be found to have violated the New Hampshire Rules of Professional Conduct or the equivalent Massachusetts rules during the period of the stay.
4. If the one-year period of stay expires without a breach of the condition, Attorney Shanley may file a motion to vacate the remaining period of suspension.
5. If the condition of the stay is breached while the stay is in effect, the PCC may file a motion requesting that the stay be extended, that the remaining period of suspension be imposed, or that other relief be granted. Attorney Shanley may file a response to the motion with the court within 30 days of filing. Dalianis, C.J., and Hicks, Conboy, Lynn, and Bassett, JJ., concurred. DATE: November 19, 2012 ATTEST: Eileen Fox, Clerk
Distribution: Professional Conduct Committee Thomas V. Trevet hick, Esq. Disciplinary Counsel Patrick Shanley, Esq. File
THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
SUPREME COURT
ORDER LD-2011-0011, In the Matter of Patrick B. Shanley ‘Attorney Patrick B. Shanley was suspended from the practice of law in New Hampshire effective December 1, 2012, for a period of six months, with three months of the suspension stayed for one year. On March 4, 2013, Attorney Shanley filed a motion for reinstatement in which he states that he has fully complied with the requirements of the suspension order, and has satisfactorily completed the Mult is tate Professional Responsibility Examination as required by Rule 37(14)(e). The Professional Conduct Committee has not objected to Attorney Shanley’s motion for reinstatement. Accordingly, Attorney Shanley’s motion for reinstatement to the practice of law in New Hampshire is granted. Dalianis, C.J., and Hicks, Conboy, Lynn, and Bassett, JJ., concurred. DATE: March 29, 2013 ATTEST: ! : rerio Exp Eileen Fox Clerk
Distribution: Professional Conduct Committee Thomas V. Trevet hick, Esq. Disciplinary Counsel Patrick Shanley, Esq. File
THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
SUPREME COURT
In Case No. LD-2011-0011, In the Matter of Patrick B. Shanley, the court on December 24, 2013, issued the following order: Attorney Patrick B. Shanley’s motion to vacate the remaining period of his suspension is granted. Dalianis, C.J., and Hicks, Conboy, Lynn, and Bassett, JJ., concurred. Eileen Fox, Clerk
Distribution: Professional Conduct Committee Janet F. De Vito, Esq. Patrick Shanley, Esq. File