Morse's Case

On September 14, 2009, the Supreme Court Professional Conduct Committee (PCC) filed a petition recommending that the respondent, Lynn D. Morse, be suspended from the practice of law for two years. We order that the respondent be disbarred.

I. Facts

Morse has stipulated to, and we accept, the following facts. See Conner’s Case, 158 N.H. 299, 300 (2009); Sup. Ct. R. 37A(III)(c)(5). Morse, an attorney licensed in New Hampshire since 1972, represented Bertha Mclnnes in a guardianship action. On September 12, 1998, Mclnnes died. Her estate was valued at $461,500. In her will, Mclnnes named her…