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Maureen Raiche Manning has been a New Hampshire trial attorney for 32 years who has a proven record of success representing injured victims. Maureen, who is admitted to practice in New Hampshire federal and state courts, is a frequent guest speaker at legal education programs where she instructs other attorneys in trial, advocacy, and settlement skills. Maureen served three terms in the New Hampshire House of Representatives and remains the youngest woman ever to serve in that legislative body. A native of Manchester and the mother of three adult sons, Maureen lives in downtown Manchester with her husband of 28...

My firm principally represents creditors and small businesses in complex litigation cases in bankruptcy and federal courts. We regularly and expertly handle the following legal issues: • Sub-Chapter V of chapter 11 (SBRA-Small Business Reorganization Act) • COVID-19 a/k/a Coronavirus Stimulus Funding • Business Debt restructuring • Plan Formulation, Confirmation & Disclosures Statements & Balloting • Cash Collateral Motions & Budgets and Reconciliations • Valuation and Evidentiary Hearings • Proof of Claim filing and defense • Dischargeability Actions (creditor and debtor) • Preference Actions (creditor and debtor) • Priority and Administrative Debt • Motions for Relief • Equitable Subordination • Debt re-characterization • Commercial Lease Disputes • Labor Law • Corporate Entity Formation • Chapter 7, 11,...

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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Attorney Paul J. Garrity is a Dedicated Criminal Defense Attorney, DWI/DUI Lawyer in Manchester NH, Nashua NH and Londonderry NH. Attorney Garrity is a high profile murder trial lawyer, and has helped hundreds of clients facing felony and misdemeanor charges, drug charges, possession and violent crime defense in NH.

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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...

Attorney Patrick Arnold focuses his practice on civil litigation, criminal defense and business law. He served on the Board of Mayor & Aldermen (city council) for Manchester -- New Hampshire's largest city - from 2009 until 2014, during which time he served as a member of numerous committees, and was founding chairman of the Committee on Jobs & Economic Development. In 2014, he was unanimously confirmed to the city's Conduct Board, which interprets the city's code of ethics and investigates allegations of misconduct by public officials. Attorney Arnold previously served as a Director of the Manchester Development Corporation, and as...

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...

Attorney Michaila M. Oliveira is a graduate of the prestigious Daniel Webster Scholar program at the University of New Hampshire School of Law. During law school, Michaila served as a judicial intern with the New Hampshire Family Division in Manchester, a student attorney with the Consumer Protection and Civil Litigation Clinic, and an intern with our office. Michaila focuses her practice on all areas of personal injury and family law, but is particularly passionate regarding her representation of sexual assault survivors in civil lawsuits against their assailants and the organizations which allowed the abuse to occur. She is admitted to...

I went to law school 25 years ago to learn how to obtain justice for clients involved in the judicial system. I have now been named to Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers in NH for DUI/DWI for the past 9 years and counting. In my 20+ years as a trial lawyer, I have successfully represented clients in every court in the State of New Hampshire. This practice includes trying, not just handling, DUI/DWI cases and criminal cases of all kinds, from jury trials to bench trials in all 10 counties. In addition to frequently trying DUI/DWI and criminal...

David E. Buckley is the founding attorney at the law firm, Buckley Law Offices, P.C. Mr. Buckley received his Bachelor of Sciences degree in Criminal Justice from Salve Regina University, and his Juris Doctorate degree from the New England School of Law. He is a member of numerous associations including the New Hampshire Bar Association, the Massachusetts Bar Association, the United States District Court, District of New Hampshire, and the United States District Court, District of Massachusetts. At the firm, Attorney Buckley uses his 31 years of experience to assist individuals, families, businesses, and organizations of both New Hampshire and...

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,...

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...

Benjamin Wyatt has extensive experience assisting employees who believe their rights have been violated through wrongful termination or other hostile workplace actions including harassment, discrimination, and retaliation. Ben also assists employees in evaluating legal wage & hour obligations and addressing potential violations of applicable pay requirements. Ben earned his Juris Doctor from Yale Law School and is President of the Cheshire County Bar Association. He is admitted to the bars of NH, VT, MA and CT.

For more than 20 years, Kevin has been providing effective, efficient legal services to individual and business clients. In 2008, Kevin and his law partner, Brian, founded CullenCollimore, pllc, and brought their extensive trial and legal experience to create an effective, efficient, and responsive firm – a firm founded by trial lawyers who actually try cases. Kevin has also stayed active in his former role as a builder/contractor who built custom homes and provided remodeling services for more than 14 years. He maintains his OSHA certification and continues to perform design and construction work. This background and his...

A former nursing home administrator and owner, I am a second career attorney concentrating in Elder law issues- estate planning, probate, Medicaid planning- and small business law.

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 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...

Compassionate and aggressive representation of personal injury clients for more than 25 years. Combined experience as trial attorney and former registered nurse with practice limited to representation of car accident victims, workers compensation, social security disability and medical malpractice. Licensed to practice law in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. No fee without recovery. Evening and weekend appointments available with free initial consultation.

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...

David M. Gottesman, Attorney and Co-Founder of Gottesman & Hollis, P.A., has practiced law since 1973. Based out of Nashua, New Hampshire Attorney Gottesman focuses on helping victims of personal injuries. Varying in case types from car accidents to catastrophic injuries, David has helped many clients succeed in reaching a settlement for their injuries. His dedication and community involvement make both David and his firm Gottesman & Hollis a long established part of Nashua. An award winning personal injury lawyer, David has been honored with induction in the International Society of Barristers(ISOB) as well as an array of peer...

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...

John B. Kenison, Jr. has been a practicing attorney for over 27 years. His primary area of practice is personal injury. He also offers his service as a professional mediator and arbitrator. He has worked in large insurance defense firms and since 1993 has been focusing on helping injured people.

Attorney Kenison was born and raised in New Hampshire and graduated from the University of New Hampshire. He obtained his law degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Law in Cleveland, Ohio. Before establishing his own law firm, John worked in several large firms always with a focus on personal...

Richard Samdperil has been a New Hampshire trial and appellate lawyer for over 20 years. During that time, he has: - Tried more than 100 cases before judges or juries - Won cases in almost every court in southern New Hampshire - Argued and/or briefed more than 50 cases at the NH Supreme Court The 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.

After 15 years of practicing immigration law in firms both large and small, the time has come to offer what I have learned to the public in the best way I can. Drew Law Office, pllc. is located across the street from the USCIS office in Bedford, NH. My mission is to offer experienced legal counsel at reasonable rates - in an environment where clients can feel comfortable and where the attorney is always approachable.

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...

Attorney Goldsmith pursued a liberal arts education at Haverford College where he graduated with a degree in Philosophy in 1987, following those studies with the immediate pursuit of a law degree. While at the University of Maine School of Law, Attorney Goldsmith was the only student in his class selected as a member of both the law school’s Law Review and Moot Court Competition Board, and did publish during his senior year an article entitled Contracting out of Maine’s Employment-At-Will Doctrine, 42 Maine Law Review 553 (July 1990). While in law school, he likewise interned at well-respected law...

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.

Over the last twenty years, Ted Lothstein developed a reputation for winning high-profile cases, victories that have been reported in the Concord Monitor, Boston Globe, Nashua Telegraph, and in the national Criminal Law Reporter. Ted Lothstein has fought on behalf of thousands of clients in New Hampshire’s District Courts and Superior Courts, and he has handled over eighty appeals in the New Hampshire Supreme Court. Ted Lothstein also handles federal cases in the United States District Court for NH, and the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston.

The Law Offices of Christopher W. Kelley is located at 491 Amherst Street, Suite 22, Nashua, New Hampshire. Attorney Kelley has been licensed to practice law in New Hampshire since 1995. He is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court of New Hampshire, and is a member of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys. Attorney Kelley resides in Nashua with his wife and three children. Education: Juris Doctorate - 1995 - Franklin Pierce Law Center.

I have practiced law in New Hampshire since being admitted to the Bar in 1979. My practice encompasses business law, real estate law, and trusts and estates. I have extensive experience in land use permitting and real estate development. I have successfully led and coordinated legal and regulatory aspects of commercial and residential real estate developments. These necessarily involved resolving complex real estate regulatory matters such as land use, water source, wetland, and sewage disposal permitting. My experience includes drafting documents for complex real estate developments, creating easements, covenants, and restrictions to...

In 2003, Attorney Keith F. Diaz embarked on his legal journey by assuming the role of a prosecutor, immersing himself in criminal litigation within the courts of Rockingham County. He prosecuted individuals spanning a spectrum of criminal offenses, encompassing everything from DUI charges to assaults, drug crimes to cases involving sex offenders. This early exposure served as the bedrock for his experience in the courtroom. In 2005, Attorney Keith F. Diaz embraced an expansive evolution in his legal practice, extending his scope to encompass civil litigation. This pivotal step enabled him to navigate a diverse...

With the founding of Kiley Law Group, Tom Jr. joined his father, attorney Tom Kiley Sr., as a partner in the firm. Demonstrating the same enthusiasm and commitment to the law as his father and his grandfather, Daniel P. Kiley, Jr., Tom has already established his own record, including six- and seven-figure results on behalf of his clients.

Crediting his father with teaching him that everyone deserves a fighting chance, Tom Jr. has devoted the majority of his practice to doing everything within his power to ensure that big insurance companies play by the same rules that the rest of us...

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...

Elana S. Baron, Esq., is licensed to practice law in Vermont (2003), Massachusetts (2004) and New Hampshire (2009). Born and raised in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, she is a graduate of McGill University, having received her B.A. in 2000, and Vermont Law School, having received her J.D. in 2003. Over the last decade she has developed substantial experience in the areas of Real Estate, Civil Litigation, landlord-Tenant law, Collections and Foreclosures, and Corporate Law. Attorney Baron handles all her cases personally from inception through to resolution. Additionally, she conducts her real estate sales and purchases without contracting out any portion of...

Davi practices in the areas of estate planning, collections, and commercial law. She represents corporate and individual clients in collection matters, including commercial and medical collections, insurance subrogation, leases, and deficiency balances. She also represents creditors in probate and bankruptcy proceedings. In addition, Davi advises clients in the estate planning process and in the preparation of estate documents, such as wills and health care planning..

Davi is admitted to practice in the state and federal courts of both New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Davi is also a member of the Nashua Bar Association and the Commercial Law League...

Jim chairs the firm’s Family Law Practice Group, which has substantial experience in complex divorce litigation. He also has wide-ranging litigation experience including trials, mediation, aribitration and appellate practice involving banks, large corporations and small businesses. He has practiced with the firm since 1992. In addition to family law, Jim is a certified NH mediator and provides mediation services throughout New Hampshire.

I have been representing plaintiffs injured by physicians and other defendants for over 25 years.

Attorney Raymond Mello, a native of Burlington, Massachusetts, attended Northeastern University where he graduated Cum Laude with a degree in Criminal Justice. Following graduation, Attorney Mello began a career with the Police Department of Hudson, New Hampshire, rising to the rank of captain and gaining a true appreciation for the law enforcement side of criminal justice. During his time at the Hudson Police Department, Attorney Mello served as a Detective, Prosecutor, and finally Operations Commander. He would eventually choose to attend the New England School of Law in Boston, Massachusetts, graduating in the top 10 of his class and being named...

Vin began his law career in 1967 as a staff attorney at the Attorney General's office in New Hampshire. From there, he entered private practice where he focused on plaintiffs' personal injury matters, including products liability, medical malpractice, workers' compensation, social security disability, and veterans' disability claims, as well as employment and labor matters. Vin has litigated in excess of 100 jury, 2,000 non-jury trials and numerous Supreme Court appeals.

Vin handled numerous administrative hearings including those before the Health Care Certificate of Need Board, New Hampshire Public Employees Labor Relations Board, Department of Labor, Administrative Law Judges, various administrative, professional,...