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John Ventura (2025)
THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
SUPREME COURT
ORDER LD-2025-0006, In the Matter of John Ventura, Esquire On October 2, 2025, the Professional Conduct Committee (PCC) filed a recommendation that Attorney John Ventura 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 Ventura comply with certain requirements. The PCC also recommended that Attorney Ventura 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 Ventura and the Attorney Discipline Office’s disciplinary counsel, in which Attorney Ventura 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 Ventura 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 Ventura violated the following Rules of Professional Conduct by failing in a Rockingham County Superior Court civil action for partition to provide automatic disclosures, track the case’s deadlines appropriately, respond timely to opposing counsel, respond timely to pleadings filed in the case, and keep his clients informed of the status of the case:
1. Rule 1.1, which requires a lawyer to provide competent representation to a client;
2. Rule 1.3, which requires a lawyer to act with reasonable diligence and promptness in representing a client;
3. Rule 1.4, which, among other things, requires a lawyer to keep a client reasonably informed about the status of the matter; and
4. 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 Ventura 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 John Ventura is suspended from the practice of law in New Hampshire for a period of one year, effective as of October 2, 2025, with the suspension stayed for one year from that date on the condition that Attorney Ventura comply with the requirements set forth in the stipulation; (2) Attorney Ventura is ordered to reimburse the attorney discipline system for all costs and expenses incurred in the investigation and prosecution of this matter; and (3) The portions of the parties’ stipulation that the PCC determined to be confidential shall remain confidential in this court, see Supreme Court Rule 12(2)(a). MacDonald, C.J., and Donovan and Gould, JJ., concurred. DATE: November 14, 2025 h. Jia fs Timothy A Gudas, Clerk
Distribution: Professional Conduct Committee, #2024-010 and #2024-023 Sara S. Greene, Esq. John Ventura, Esq. File