Overview - Filing a Grievance

If you believe that an attorney has acted in an unethical manner and is in violation of the New Hampshire Rules of Professional Conduct, you may file a grievance. When filing a grievance, you are asked to include the following information:

1. the name and address of the attorney;
2. a brief description of the legal matter which gave rise to your grievance;
3. a detailed factual description of the lawyer’s conduct;
4. the relevant documents that illustrate the conduct of the attorney or, if you are unable to provide such documents, an explanation of why you are unable to provide them;
5. what proof is to be provided, including the names and addresses of witnesses, to establish a violation of a disciplinary rule;
6. the date(s) of the event(s) you describe.

There are two ways to file a grievance:

1. You may complete and submit an electronic form. Click here to begin submitting a grievance using the electronic form. A copy of your grievance must also be sent to the attorney about whom you are filing a grievance.
2. You may write us a letter, which includes all of the information noted above. Your grievance letter must be signed under oath (this does not require notarization; you simply need to fill out the form), and a copy of the letter and enclosures must be sent to the attorney about whom you are writing. Click the following to view/download an oath form that you must sign and a Certification of Copies Form. Both of these forms need to be completed and included with your letter when you submit it to this office and to the attorney named in your grievance.

Our mailing address is:

New Hampshire Supreme Court
Attorney Discipline Office
4 Chenell Drive, Suite 102
Concord, NH 03301