Bruzga's Case

The Supreme Court Committee on Professional Conduct (committee) filed a petition to disbar the respondent, Paul *63W. Bruzga. We appointed a Judicial Referee (Dunn, J.), who conducted a six-day hearing on the committee’s petition. He found by clear and convincing evidence that the respondent violated the New Hampshire Rules of Professional Conduct (Rules) 3.1, 3.3(a)(1), 3.3(a)(3), and 8.4(a) when pursuing an abuse and neglect petition in Henniker District Court. The referee rejected numerous other allegations of professional misconduct and recommended that the respondent’s license be suspended…