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Thomas H. Trunzo Jr. (2024)
THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
SUPREME COURT
ORDER LD-2024-0013, In the Matter of Thomas H. Trunzo, Jr., Esquire On September 23, 2024, the Professional Conduct Committee (PCC) filed a recommendation that Attorney Thomas H. Trunzo, Jr. be suspended from the practice of law for a period of one year, with the suspension stayed for one year on the condition that Attorney Trunzo comply with certain requirements. The PCC also recommended that Attorney Trunzo be ordered to pay the costs associated with the investigation and enforcement of the disciplinary matter. The PCC’s recommendation approved a stipulation signed by Attorney Trunzo and the Attorney Discipline Office’s assistant disciplinary counsel, in which Attorney Trunzo agreed that he had violated Rules of Professional Conduct and further agreed that the appropriate sanction for the violations was a one-year suspension, with the suspension conditionally stayed for one year. Attorney Trunzo expressly waived his right to a hearing before the court. In accordance with Rule 37(16), because this matter was resolved by a dispositive stipulation, the court may consider this matter without further notice and hearing. Based on the parties’ stipulation, the PCC found that Attorney Trunzo violated the following Rules of Professional Conduct by failing to comply in a timely fashion with multiple court orders directed to him in his role as special administrator of an estate:
1. Rule 3.4(c), which prohibits a lawyer from knowingly disobeying an obligation under the rules of a tribunal except for an open refusal based on an assertion that no valid obligation exists; and
2. Rule 8.4(a), which states that it is professional misconduct for a lawyer to violate the Rules of Professional Conduct. The court has reviewed the PCC’s findings and rulings and concludes that they are supported by the record. The court accepts the PCC’s recommendation for the appropriate sanction for this misconduct and concludes that a one-year suspension from the practice of law, with the suspension conditionally stayed for one year, is warranted. The court approves the conditions of the stay, which are set forth in the stipulation. The stipulation also sets forth a procedure to be followed if it is alleged that Attorney Trunzo has not complied with a condition or conditions.
Accordingly, having approved the PCC’s findings, rulings, and recommended sanction, the court orders as follows: (1) Attorney Thomas H. Trunzo, Jr. is suspended from the practice of law in New Hampshire for a period of one year, effective as of September 23, 2024, with the suspension stayed for one year from that date on the condition that Attorney Trunzo comply with the requirements set forth in the stipulation; and (2) Attorney Trunzo is ordered to reimburse the Professional Conduct Committee for all costs and expenses incurred in the investigation and prosecution of this matter. MacDonald, C.J., and Bassett, Donovan, and Countway, JJ., concurred. DATE: October 29, 2024 ATTEST: Ry 4 : Nes Timothy A. Gudas, Clerk
Distribution: Professional Conduct Committee, #23-002 Elizabeth M. Murphy, Esq. Thomas H. Trunzo, Jr., Esq. File
THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
SUPREME COURT
In Case No. LD-2024-0013, In the Matter of Thomas H. Trunzo, Jr., Esquire, the court on November 24, 2025, issued the following order: On October 29, 2024, the court suspended the respondent, Attorney Thomas H. Trunzo, Jr., from the practice of law for one year, with the suspension stayed for one year on the condition that Attorney Trunzo comply with certain requirements. The Attorney Discipline Office has filed an assented-to motion to permanently stay the one-year suspension. The assented-to motion represents that Attorney Trunzo has complied with all of the conditions and requirements of the one-year stay. The assented-to motion is granted. Accordingly, the one-year suspension is permanently stayed. MacDonald, C.J., and Donovan, Countway, and Gould, JJ., concurred. Timothy A. Gudas, Clerk
Distribution: Professional Conduct Committee, #23-002 Elizabeth M. Murphy, Esq. Thomas H. Trunzo, Jr., Esq. File