Ethics Committee Advisory Opinion #2006-07/02
By the NHBA Ethics Committee
October 2006
ABSTRACT:
An attorney who is admitted to practice law in New Hampshire should consider New Hampshire Rule of Professional Conduct 7.1 before identifying the lawyer on firm letterhead as admitted to the New Hampshire Bar but on inactive status.
ANNOTATIONS:
An attorney who is admitted to the New Hampshire Bar, but on inactive status, should not advertise their New Hampshire Bar Association membership even with the “inactive status” notation on their letterhead or website as such communication could mislead the public about their qualifications to practice law in New Hampshire, and may constitute a material misrepresentation under New Hampshire Rule of Professional Conduct 7.1.