Henderson's Case

The Supreme Court Committee on Professional Conduct (committee) petitioned this court for the disbarment of the *806respondent, Lloyd N. Henderson. The Judicial Referee (Contas, J.) assigned to conduct a hearing on the petition found by clear and convincing evidence that the respondent had violated Rules of Professional Conduct (Rules) 8.4(a) and 8.4(c). The referee made no recommendation on the committee’s request for the respondent’s disbarment. We affirm the referee’s findings and order disbarment.

The respondent was admitted to the New Hampshire bar in 1973. Between January 1985 and May 1993,…