Thornton Lawyers

Joshua Burnett is an attorney licensed in Massachusetts. He concentrates his practice in the areas of bankruptcy and commercial litigation.   In addition to representing consumer and business clients in Chapter 7, Chapter 13, and Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases, he regularly assists both debtor and creditor clients in adversary proceedings and contested matters in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, including non-dischargeability actions, preference and recovery actions, automatic stay, and claim-related matters.   As a litigator, Mr. Burnett represents both plaintiff and defendant clients in state and federal court in variety of civil matters, including busienss and partnership disputes, contract disputes, real estate and mortgage disputes,...

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...

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...

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,...

I represent clients in a number of legal areas, including foreclosure defense, bankruptcy, credit defense, and landlord-tenant disputes. As a landlord and tenant lawyer, I can offer you legal advice and, if needed, represent you in court. I protect the rights of all landlords and tenants who bring their cases to us. I also operate as a "debt relief agency" in accordance with 11 USC § 101(12)(12A). As a solo practitioner, my focus is on assisting individuals with limited financial resources in navigating various legal and financial challenges in today's world. My primary areas of practice encompass: -Foreclosure defense -Bankruptcy -Credit defense and repair -Landlord-tenant disputes Additionally,...

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.

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.

I often describe myself as a "businessperson who happens to be a lawyer and a CPA." My financial, legal and management experience is extensive, current, and active. To understand the inner workings of a business, I will walk a production floor, handle product, and look for client and competitive product on store shelves. I will meet with software engineers, listening for what works and what does not. I collaborate with every department as needed. I provide services to Manufacturing, Technology and Service companies. I focus on the US and international objectives of a Business, its Contracts, Asset Protection, and Tax Planning.

A life-long New Englander, Theresa was born and raised in Massachusetts and has lived in New Hampshire for the past 23 years. Attorney Spearing graduated from Rivier College in Nashua, New Hampshire in History and Political Science. After graduating from Rivier Theresa attended Law School at the University of New Hampshire School of Law, formally known as Franklin Pierce Law Center in Concord, New Hampshire. While at UNH School of Law, Attorney Spearing received her Juris Doctor and a Master's in Intellectual Property Law in Copyright and Trademark Law. Theresa focuses her practice in the areas of Family Law, Estate...

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.

Attorney Deming is a former Chapter 7 trustee and former attorney with the U.S. Small Business Administration. An honors graduate with a BA in History from Michigan State University and a holder of the degree of Juris Doctor from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan, he has practiced law for over 39 years. His practice is now limited to bankruptcy and debtor relief and has been for many years. He assists clients in all chapters of the bankruptcy code including 7, 11, 12, and 13. He also assists clients who can't or won't file for bankruptcy protection. His...

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...

Attorney Burnham graduated in the top of her class at Western New England College School of Law in 2001. While in law school, Attorney Burnham received several academic awards and was a member, and later a Note Editor, of the Western New England Law Review, a journal dedicated to academic excellence and writing achievement. Stephanie K. Burnham opened her own law firm upon being sworn into the practice of law in 2001. Attorney Burnham has focused her practice on the following primary areas: Wills, Trusts and Estates; Probate Assistance; Small Business and Contracts; Real Estate; Bankruptcy; Debt Collection and Debt...

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...

Personal Injury Lawyer. I handle accident cases involving serious injuries in New Hampshire, Vermont, & New York. I have over 21 years of courtroom and litigation experience.

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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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...

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...

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...

The legal team at Annutto Law Office are licensed and have years of experience representing clients in both New Hampshire and Massachusetts Courts. We offer reliable advice and representation in Divorce / Family Law, Bankruptcy, Criminal Defense, and Personal Injury. Learn more about our legal practice in the practice areas section. We are known as the Nashua Divorce Lawyer to call first. It is the only call you will need to make.

We are also considered the Nashua Bankruptcy Law Firm to handle all your financial affairs. We offer professional advice from a Bankruptcy Lawyer, not just...

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...

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...

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.

During the course of his legal career, Attorney Lane has had extensive experience successfully representing clients who have sustained bodily injuries and damages as the result of motor vehicle accidents, accidents involving trucks, bicycles and motorcycles, as well as slip and fall accidents, construction injuries, dog bites and various claims caused by the negligence of others. Lane Law Offices has also developed a large family Law practice and respected reputation representing clients in divorce and separation proceedings, as well as the broad range of domestic issues including child custody, parental rights, child support, alimony, adultery and fault claims, asset division...

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,...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

Ron Abramson began his career with the New Hampshire Public Defender Program before establishing himself as one of the State's preeminent immigration lawyers. In a career spanning 25+ years, Ron has handled a multitude of immigration, criminal defense, civil litigation, and international legal matters. Ron has also served as an international trade consultant, and as a law professor in the U.S. and abroad. As a naturalized United States citizen, Ron's passion and main professional focus is immigration law. He has successfully obtained all manner of business and family-based visas, has taught at national training programs, and has litigated a number of...

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.

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...

I am an attorney at the law firm of Shaheen & Gordon. I have been practicing law in New Hampshire since 1994. I am licensed in New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Maine. Prior to joining Shaheen & Gordon, I practiced for 17 years with the Nashua law firm of Hamblett & Kerrigan as both an associate and, for the last 10 years as a partner. My practice focuses primarily on divorce and family law and I have been handling cases in that field for the last 21 years.