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Husband of superior court judge disbarred
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By NANCY MEERSMAN
New Hampshire Union Leader Staff
Saturday, Aug. 13, 2005
The state Supreme Court yesterday disbarred Portsmouth attorney John J. Coffey for charging an elderly client with dementia "exorbitant" fees and getting her to sell him her oceanfront cottage in Rye for less than $50,000.
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YOUR COMMENTS
The Coffey clan is a text book example of modus operendi for New Hampshire attorneys! Neither Coffey feels they did anything wrong, illustrating how deeply moraless an unethical the profession has become especially in New Hampshire.
- Thomas A. Sutliffe, Epping
hopefully, he will have to return the house to the woman or her estate. He is one of the reasons lawyers get a bad name.
- Judy, Hampton, NH
I was a care taker for Ms. Hopkins. I called Mr. Coffey on numerous occasions to notify him that Ms. Hopkins electricity was shut off, that she had no hot water, etc for non-payment of her bills. She was totally incapacitated and unable to care for her home or herself. Thank goodness that justice has finally been served and Mr. Coffey has been disbarred. Now Ms. Hopkins can rest in peace.
- M Lannon, Hillsboro
The court's Professional Conduct Committee and a judicial referee is the equivalent of having the wolf guard the chicken house. The old boy network rides again. They protect each other no matter what the circumstances may be. Shouldn't this lawyer be facing criminal charges for his actions?
- brian, hudson,nh
This should call into question the fitness of the court's Professional Conduct Committee and the judicial referee that heard the original charges.
If we are to allow the legal profession to police themselves they must do a better job of meting out punishment. Otherwise, we may need to have the state take oversight of that, sometimes, questionable profession.
- Dave Ellis, Rochester
This reminds me of the time I needed a lawyer, I was advised that they could charge whatever the traffic will bare. This is wrong, they should have a specific
rate for a specific issue to prevent price
gouging. Other service providers have a rate charged for a service provided. I would like to see rates set for lawyers.
- Henry Cunningham, Sunapee, N.H. 03782
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