Union Lawyers

Personal Injury and Workers' Compensation have been a significant part of my practice for the past 30+ years, and for the past fifteen years I have virtually limited my practice to these two areas.

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...

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,...

My practice focuses on personal injury matters, sexual assaults, and workers' compensation cases. I recognize that people are coming to me at one of the most difficult times in their lives, when they need an expert and caring professional to assist them through the process to protect their rights and interests. I have an extensive background in personal injury litigation, including wrongful death cases, automobile collisions, trucking crashes, dog bites, sexual assaults, and premises liability, as well as all types of New Hampshire workers' compensation claims.

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 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...

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...

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.

Bonnie Sisak, Esq., boasts has extensive experience as a trial attorney focusing in both felony and misdemeanor cases. With a solid track record spanning over 15 years in criminal defense, she has successfully navigated through a myriad of legal scenarios, handling well over a thousand cases. Her profound understanding of effective defense strategies has consistently yielded favorable outcomes for her clients. While Attorney Sisak is proficient in all areas of criminal defense, her primary focus lies within the realm of felonies. This includes adept handling of cases related to Sexual Assault, White Collar and Computer Crimes, Felony Motor Vehicle Offenses, Homicides,...

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,...

Prior Workers' Compensation Hearings Officer at the Department of Labor. A founding partner of Patch & FitzGerald, Attorney FitzGerald concentrates in New Hampshire workers’ compensation and personal injury law. Attorney FitzGerald is a frequently requested speaker at continuing legal education seminars for attorneys, major regional employers, the New Hampshire Department of Labor and the Compensation Appeals Board. Prior to entering private practice, Attorney FitzGerald was a Workers’ Compensation Hearings Officer at the New Hampshire Department of Labor. He also served on the staff of the New Hampshire Emergency Management Agency for one year He is a graduate of George Washington University...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

Thomas Kiley is the senior partner and founder of Kiley Law Group, LLC. He dedicates his work to finding justice for those who have been seriously injured or have suffered through the wrongful death of a loved one.

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.

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...

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 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...

Heather represents injured individuals in a wide array of personal injury cases, including motor vehicle accidents, bicycle accidents, uninsured and underinsured motor vehicle accidents, wrongful death, workers’ compensation, medical malpractice, and vaccine injury cases. Heather understands the multitude of issues facing injured clients, whether the injury occurred from someone else’s negligence, from a vaccine, or at work. She approaches each case with compassion and diligence. Your problem is her problem. Heather has extensive experience fighting for her clients in New Hampshire’s state and federal trial courts, the New Hampshire Department of Labor, and the New Hampshire Supreme Court. She is admitted...

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...

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 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...

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...

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,...

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...

Caroline focuses her work on white collar and government investigations, securities enforcement and counseling, and regulatory compliance. Caroline has experience representing large insurance companies, broker-dealers and other financial institutions, public and private companies, and individuals in government investigations and proceedings before administrative, legislative, and self-regulatory agencies including the SEC and FINRA. Caroline also helps develop and update effective compliance and supervisory policies and procedures and has experience in drafting effective Regulation SHO, Conflicts of Interest, and Customer Due Diligence policies, among other compliance procedures. Caroline further works with CFIUS, the Corporate Transparency Act and anti-money laundering regulations, export-import controls and anti-boycott...

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...

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.

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 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.