Coos County Lawyers

Leonard D. Harden is an experienced trial lawyer practicing in Northern New Hampshire with offices in Lancaster, Littleton and Lebanon. He focuses on criminal cases including all level of offenses: felony, misdemeanors, DWI, assaults, drug defense and violent crimes. His in-depth knowledge and zealous handling of each case set him apart and make him successful. Attorney Harden is available 24 hours a day for emergency consultations with appointments at your convenience, (603) 788-2080.

Attorney Ward is the founder and managing partner of Ward Law Group, PLLC and his areas of concentration are Personal Injury, Workers’ Compensation, and Social Security Disability claims. Prior to founding Ward Law Group, PLLC, he was the managing partner of a Personal Injury and insurance defense firm. Seeking to limit his practice to represent only injury victims, Ward Law Group, PLLC was formed to concentrate exclusively on helping injured parties receive the compensation they deserve. Attorney Ward is currently a member of the New Hampshire Bar Association, the New Hampshire Bar Association’s Legal Committee, New Hampshire Association for Justice, the...

Attorney Smith is the Senior Associate Attorney at Ward Law Group, PLLC and concentrates his practice on the area of Workers’ Compensation law. He previously worked as an associate attorney at Paul English Law, a general practice law firm in Manchester, NH. After practicing both Family and Workers’ Compensation law, he now seeks to focus on advocating and representing injured employees. Attorney Smith graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 2009, receiving a dual bachelor’s degree in Justice Studies and English/Journalism. He then went on to law school at the University of New Hampshire School of Law and graduated with...

Attorney Colantuono has over forty years of experience and concentrates in the areas of Personal Injury, Civil Litigation, Workers’ Compensation, Criminal Defense, DUI/DWIs, and Estate Planning law. Prior to joining Ward Law Group, he was an Attorney at a well-known Concord law firm for 10 years. While Attorney Colantuono specializes in many fields, his primary focus is in the area of Personal Injury matters. He is a member of the New Hampshire Bar Association and the New Hampshire Association for Justice. A member of the Bar Association since 1976, he has served on the Ethics Committee and the Unauthorized Practice of...

Throughout his career, Joe's represented clients in hundreds of cases ranging from negligent homicide and aggravated sexual assault to juveniles charged with unlawful possession of alcohol. Joe doesn't back down, so whether you're securing your liberty from the State or standing up for your personal interests, Call 603-728-8918 for a free consultation.

Shawn J. Tennis is an associate attorney at Ward Law Group, PLLC and his areas of concentration are Personal Injury, Workers’ Compensation and Civil Litigation. Prior to working for Ward Law Group, PLLC, he worked for an Injury Law Firm in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Shawn is passionate about representing clients who have been injured due to the actions of others and is eager to share his talents with future clients. Shawn attended Mt. Washington College earning his bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice and went on to graduate Cum Laude from Massachusetts School of Law. He is admitted to practice law...

Attorney Schea’s areas of concentration are Family Law, Personal Injury, Workers’ Compensation and Estate planning. Prior to working for Ward Law Group, PLLC, she was an associate attorney at a family practice law firm in Bedford, NH. While Attorney Schea specializes in many fields, she seeks to primarily focus on making a difference in the area of family law. Attorney Schea graduated from the Florida Institute of Technology, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in Forensic Psychology. While working towards her psychology degree, Attorney Schea worked as an undergraduate research assistant gaining experience from searching through court archives, analyzing data, and...

My main area of focus in law is estate planning and real estate. I hold a state bar license with both New Hampshire and Massachusetts. In addition, I hold a realtor sales license with the New Hampshire Real Estate Commission. The combination of the two industries along with my prior 11 years as a family law lawyer and prior to that, a software engineer, bring a unique prospective and insight to the table.

Personal injury attorney Robert Stephen delivers successful results for clients in New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Maine by fighting tirelessly on their behalf until they receive the compensation and justice they deserve! In 1993, Attorney Stephen began his career clerking for the Hon. Martin J. Loughlin of the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire. From there, Attorney Stephen practiced insurance litigation for Bouchard and Mallory, PA in Manchester, NH. In 2004, Attorney Stephen opened Stephen Law Group, PLLC providing services to injured clients throughout New Hampshire and Massachusetts and now to those aggrieved in...

Richard Samdperil has been a New Hampshire trial and appellate lawyer for over 25 years. He estimates that he has tried more than 150 cases before judges or juries and won cases in almost every court in southern New Hampshire. He has also argued and/or briefed more than 60 cases at the New Hampshire Supreme Court. Lawyers at Samdperil & Welsh, PLLC regularly appear in all courts in Rockingham and Strafford counties and maintain a state-wide criminal practice. For a detailed biography, please visit our website: www.swnhlaw.com.

Neil is a dedicated, experienced, and compassionate trial attorney for the injured. Call Neil today at 603-856-8441 for a free consultation. He represents those injured as a result of a car accident, truck accident, boat accident, dog bite, animal attack, slip and fall, medical malpractice. Nicholson Law Firm pursues claims when wrongful death occurs and in cases where injuries occur.

Neil leverages his experience to service his clients and applies a substantial skill set to interview witnesses, investigate, analyze facts, and develop appropriate strategies to achieve results and provide straightforward legal guidance. Neil believes that community commitments foster a productive and...

Jim is a Partner at Shaheen & Gordon, P.A. and the Chair of its Criminal Defense Practice Group. A native of Concord, New Hampshire, Jim brings substantial courtroom experience to Shaheen & Gordon’s litigation team, focusing his practice in the areas of criminal defense, white-collar defense and DWI / DUI defense. He defends clients in a range of criminal cases throughout state courts, often taking on difficult and well publicized criminal cases on behalf of prominent community members. Through his straightforward and aggressive approach to courtroom work, Jim regularly earns victories for clients in matters large and small. He assists clients...

Kevin has been selected by his peers for inclusion in the 23rd Edition of The Best Lawyers In America in the practice are of Employment Law – Individuals. Kevin has also been named the Best Lawyers’ 2017 Concord Employment Law – Individuals “Lawyer of the Year.” Only a single lawyer in each practice in each community is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year.” He has been chosen for inclusion in the New-England-Super-Lawyers in the Employment Law category for representing employees. Only 5% of the lawyers in New England receive the Super Lawyers honor. Kevin has...

Josh Lanzetta is an attorney at Bruton & Berube and retired member of the United States Telemark Ski Team. Josh spent his formative years working as a carpenter before attending law school to study land use, real estate, and environmental law.

A highly competitive advocate with over two decades of construction and development experience, Josh’s land use practice includes representing clients in state and federal permitting procedures; land conveyancing transactions; financing; leasing; and environmental compliance.

Attorney James Bianco has a broad and diverse practice. After law school, Jim was counsel to the Department of Health and Human Services. In that role, he co-authored the New Hampshire adoption law. Since then, Jim founded Bianco Professional Association's nationwide adoption practice and has become one of the premier adoption attorneys in New Hampshire. After Jim founded Bianco P.A. in 1981, he became a member of the New Hampshire Trial Association, the National Trial Lawyer's Association, as well as the American Bar Association. Over the years, Jim has been involved in various litigation representing individuals and businesses before all courts...

Alice Cabrera combines her business marketing background with her intellectual property knowledge and focuses on all aspects of brand creation and protection, unfair competition, domestic and international trademarks, including trademark selection, clearance searching, registration and enforcement. She is also experienced in intellectual property licensing, copyright law, trade secret implementation, internet, social media, advertising and domain name legal matters. Attorney Cabrera has represented businesses in several industries including arts, fashion, electronic payment processing, apparel, media, entertainment, retail, nutraceutical, cannabis, pharmaceutical, food, restaurants, healthcare, and education, among many others. Throughout her professional career she has worked alongside entrepreneurs, doctors,...

I was first admitted to practice law in Iowa and Nebraska in 1984, before moving to New England in 2002. My practice is primarily helping individuals and small businesses with financial matters and creditor disputes including the filing of bankruptcy protection under chapters 7, 11 & 13 of the US Bankruptcy code. Currently serving New Hampshire, I offer free initial consultation in a client's home or office, or at several convenient locations. My philosophy is to provide the consumer/home owner/business owner with sufficient information to determine the necessary steps to take to improve or correct...

I concentrate my practice in the areas of workers' compensation, personal injury and social security disability law strictly for plaintiffs. I am married and have two teenage boys. My law firm has eight attorneys who cover most legal areas. I am the only attorney in New England who has been certified as a Social Security Disability Advocate by the National Board of Legal Specialty Certification. I have been selected by the National Trial Lawyers as a Top 100 attorney in New Hampshire.

Michael is the President and Managing Director of Shaheen and Gordon, P.A. He has been practicing law in New Hampshire since 1990 and is also a member of the bar and handles cases in Massachusetts, Maine, Vermont, and Hawaii. He helped establish and is a member of the firm’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee. Michael's practice is now concentrated on the representation of victims and their families in serious personal injury and wrongful death cases of all types. Michael's aggressive and experienced representation has resulted in significant compensation in small and large cases, including many cases where recovery has been in...

Attorney Hansen's practice areas include DWI and criminal defense, divorce and family law, as well as civil litigation, including court-approved factoring transactions. He graduated from Bates College in 1991 and Delaware Law School in 1996. He is licensed in NH, ME, and MA. As a former prosecutor and criminal contract attorney for NH and ME, Al has extensive courtroom experience with numerous jury and non-jury trials under his belt. He is a member of the NH, ME, and National Associations of Criminal Defense Lawyers, National College for DUI Defense, as well as the NH Bar Association's...

In 2009, Kevin O’Keefe returned to New Hampshire to practice law in his home state after gaining education and experience around the country. Kevin began his legal career at the Broward County Public Defender in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Trial was a daily occurrence in this urban area where for two years, Kevin spent every day in court and tried dozens of cases. Kevin won acquittals in his first three cases including two DWIs. Applying this invaluable trial experience, Kevin continued to secure favorable outcomes for thousands of clients in New Hampshire.
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John began his legal career as an attorney in Washington D.C. where his practice focused on representing educational institutions in litigation in federal court and before various government administrative agencies. John returned to New England in 1997 to join one New Hampshire’s largest law firms, Devine, Millimet & Branch, where he rose through the ranks to become a partner. In 2005, John started his own firm that in 2007 became Sherman Law, PLLC located in beautiful downtown Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Through this experience, John has learned many of the issues first-hand that small businesses must face. These...

Kirsten Wilson is a nationally-respected trial lawyer and former New Hampshire State and County prosecutor. Kirsten represents individuals and businesses in civil and criminal matters in state and federal courts.

She served for over twelve years as a Senior Assistant Attorney General for the State of New Hampshire and Assistant County Prosecutor in Rockingham County, New Hampshire. She has successfully tried hundreds of major criminal cases including murder, sex crimes and drug offenses. Kirsten led the team that prosecuted the first capital murder case tried in New Hampshire since 1959. She has practiced at two of New Hampshire’s most-respected law...

Austin Mikolaities is a member of the Shaheen & Gordon’s Business Law group. Austin’s practice focuses on complex corporate transactions, including purchase and sales, mergers and acquisitions, 1031 exchanges, membership interest transfers and stock/asset sales. His practice also includes commercial and residential real estate and labor and employment law. Austin seeks to build lasting client relationships by providing ongoing legal guidance for businesses. In addition to his experience in private practice, Austin previously worked as an attorney for a large renewable energy corporation in Portland, Oregon. Austin was born in Portsmouth, NH and received his B.A. from the University of New Hampshire in...

I graduated cum laude from University of New Hampshire School of Law and was awarded the Intellectual Property Scholar certificate for my strong performance in my trademark law courses in 2013. After graduation, I worked for nearly four years as in-house trademark counsel at Under Armour prosecuting trademark applications and working closely with business teams to enure they properly used Under Armour's trademarks and avoided any third party trademark issues.

In 2018, I began Granite Trademark Services with the goal to provide any person or company with an internet connection access to attorneys to prepare and file trademark applications with...

I am an experienced and dedicated New Hampshire Attorney. I advocate for a wide array of legal matters in state and federal courts, as well as administrative agencies. My practice areas include Personal Injury, Workers’ Compensation Law, Employment Law (employers and employees), Civil Litigation, and Business Law. I am committed to excellence in service and legal representation.

I was born and raised in New Hampshire. I graduated from Laconia High School in 1977. I obtained my B.A. in Economics with honors, from Colby College in 1981, and my J.D. cum laude, from Boston College Law School in 1984. I joined Normandin,...

Chad represents employees in all manner of employee rights litigation including disability discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, sex discrimination, whistleblower retaliation, sexual harassment, medical leave violations, and failure to accommodate claims. He has both first chaired and second chaired employee rights cases to successful verdicts. Chad is listed in U.S. News "Best Lawyers in America"© directory (Employment Law - Individuals), the oldest and most highly-respected peer review guide in the legal profession.

After graduating from the University of Colorado School of Law, Chad worked for the National Organization for Women (“NOW”) National Judicial Education Program which educates the judiciary with regard...

Our Law Firm focuses almost exclusively on Complex cases such as Benzene and Medical Device Failures (Bladder Sling Failures)

Kaity is a skilled attorney at Normandin, Cheney and O’Neil, where every generation of her family has practiced law since 1914, including her father, Jerry O’Neil, Jr. She is experienced in the areas of Business Law, Estate Planning, and Probate Litigation. Kaity is committed to outstanding service and results for individuals and businesses in New Hampshire.

Kaity earned a B.A., cum laude, from Connecticut College in 2008. In 2014, she received her J.D. from Rutgers School of Law where she served as the Managing Editor of the Women’s Rights Law Reporter. Kaity's note "The 2012 Battle for the Reauthorization of the...

Founded in 2012, Wagner Law PLLC, formerly the Law Office of Rebecca A. Wagner, is a small law firm located in West Lebanon, New Hampshire. Serving Grafton and Sullivan counties, Wagner Law PLLC focuses on domestic and probate law. The firm has been very successful, even ushering in a change of law by winning an appeal to the New Hampshire Supreme Court. The firm prides itself on cost-efficient legal representation responsive and tailored to your needs. Attorney Wagner takes the time to understand your case and your goals, and then works hard to advocate for you.

At Holoubek Patent Law, LLC, we speak fluent IP - as only a pure intellectual property firm knows how. We focus exclusively on the practice of intellectual property law, including domestic and international patent protection, trademarks, and copyrights. We provide strategic counseling and creative insight on how best to protect our clients’ brands, products, innovations and ideas across a broad range of markets and technologies.

Patent practice is the bedrock of our firm. Holoubek Patent Law files and prosecutes scores of domestic, foreign, and international patent applications, under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), each year in a variety of...

New Hampshire Attorney Ryan Russman specializes in drunk driving (DWI/DUI) cases, personal injury law, criminal and estate litigation law. Russman Law Offices is a highly qualified law firm with a long and impressive record, and where every client is treated with the utmost respect. Attorney Russman is dedicated to ongoing education to help his clients win their cases. In the area of DWI, for example, he is a certified Evidentiary Breath Alcohol Technician, Field Sobriety Instructor and Practitioner, and a graduate of the National College for DUI Defense. Attorney Russman’s emphasis on procedural knowledge has helped him to successfully defend clients...

Christine G. DeBernardis earned her BS in Psychology and Law at the College of New Jersey (formerly Trenton State College) in 1996. She continued her education at the New England School of Law in Boston, Massachusetts, where she earned a Juris Doctor in 1999. Attorney DeBernardis was admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 1999, the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts in 2003 and the State of New Hampshire in 2007.

Attorney DeBernardis is a member of the Essex County Bar Advocates, Inc., Essex County Bar Association, and the Newburyport Bar Association and a,panel attorney for the Appellate Division...

With over a decade of experience at one of New Hampshire’s premier plaintiff’s law firms representing workers against some of New England’s biggest employers, Tim has unique insights about how to maximize his client’s rights and recoveries in disputes with their employers.

Tim is dedicated to helping each of his clients through the uncertainty, anger and worry of hard times. Whether he is guiding someone through the maze of issues after a work injury, steering someone through the legal aspects of a sudden disability, or protecting an individual’s right to fair compensation after being wrongfully harmed, Tim always strives to...

Attorney Cohen is an experienced trial lawyer. He appears in courts at every level throughout New Hampshire. His practice areas include personal injury, criminal defense, DUI/DWI, and family law matters.