Legal Opinion
Werme's Case
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided December 19, 2003No. 2002-719PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNadeau, J.
On October 17, 2002, the Supreme Court Committee on Professional Conduct (PCC) found that the respondent, Paula J. Werme, violated New Hampshire Rules of Professional Conduct 1.2(d) and 8.4(a), and issued a reprimand. Werme appealed. We affirm.
The following facts are relevant to this case. In 1998, Werme represented a mother in a case involving allegations of child abuse by the New Hampshire Division for Children, Youth and Families. She appealed the case to Superior Court (Smukler, J.). The mother, acting at the direction of Werme, disclosed information concerning the hearing to the Concord…
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