Paul Buhl was once a probate court judge and attorney practicing construction and real estate law. But his decades-long career is blemished with 30 days incarceration and suspension of his law license.

While a record containing DWI arrests can suggest ongoing problems with alcohol, the 58-year-old  East Haddam attorney says he’s never had a drinking problem. He claims a medical condition, hypothyroidism, factored into his arrests.