New Durham Lawyers

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...

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...

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...

John J. Tenn is a founding member and senior trial lawyer at Tenn And Tenn, P.A. John's practice areas include personal injury, automobile and motorcycle accidents, criminal defense, and DWI/DUI cases in New Hampshire. John is a member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, a prestiguous honor only held for those who have won million and multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements.

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...

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...

My practice focuses on personal injury matters, workers' compensation and select family law 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, premises liability and medical malpractice. My family law practice includes all areas of family law, with a focus on military divorces.

With over 21 years legal experience, Andrew Winters, co-founded Cohen & Winters in 2009 and has helped the firm grow considerably. After graduating from Duke University School of Law in 1999, he spent more than six years honing his skills at the public defender’s office. Since entering private practice in 2006 Andrew’s has frequently appeared in court litigating criminal, personal injury and divorce cases, achieving victories before judges, juries, and the New Hampshire Supreme Court. He also is the point person for helping firm client’s with their estate planning needs.

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...

Attorney Joseph Kelly Levasseur has been a practicing attorney for over 22 years. Over those years Attorney Levasseur has relentlessly fought for and gotten, millions in compensation for his numerous clients. He fights for every dollar and is well known for his straightforward no-nonsense approach to getting results. For a Free Consult for Injury cases: like slip and fall, car accidents, motorcycle accidents, dog bite, sexual harassment, assault and battery, wrongful death, slander and any injury to the person whether bodily or personal. Joseph Kelly Levasseur doesn’t treat his clients like just another case number. Instead,...

Attorney Clark is a New Hampshire seacoast native. Mr. Clark focuses his practice in personal injury, auto accidents, spinal, neck & back injuries, DWI, criminal matters, divorce, business law and civil litigation.

Attorney Clark has successfully achieved millions of dollars in injury awards.

He is admitted to practice law in New Hampshire and Massachusetts.

Mr. Clark completed DWI Trial Defense training at Harvard Law School. Attorney Clark was a private criminal contract defense attorney appointed to the Newburyport District Court from 2008-2012. He is certified in criminal defense representation by the Commonwealth of MA, Essex County Bar Advocates. Attorney...

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.

Ora Schwartzberg has been practicing law since 1985 and has also been a mediation practitioner for over fifteen years. She is a graduate of Vermont Law School. Prior to that, she received a Master's Degree in counseling from SUNY, Plattsburgh (New York), and an undergraduate degree in education from Temple University in Philadelphia. She has had careers as an inner-city high school teacher (English) and as a counselor prior to attending law school. Attorney Schwartzberg practiced law in Saranac Lake and Lake Placid, New York, until 2001 when she passed the New Hampshire Bar and relocated to New Hampshire.

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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...

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.

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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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 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...

Attorney Elroy F. Sequeira joined Cohen & Winters in 2019. His practice areas include Criminal Defense and Family Law. If you have been charged with a serious crime or have a family law issue, contact him today. Attorney Sequeira grew up in Minnesota. After completing high school, Attorney Sequeira attended The George Washington University where he graduated with honors with a degree in Political Science and a minor in Psychology. After college, Attorney Sequeira attended law school at William Mitchell College of Law in Minnesota where he participated in moot court and law review, and again...

I am licensed to practice law in the states of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Florida. The focus of my law practice is DWI defense. As a former prosecutor, I now use that knowledge to protect the rights of my clients.

James J. Tenn, Jr. is a founding member of Tenn And Tenn, P.A. His areas of practice focus primarily on personal injury, medical malpractice, domestic relations, and criminal defense matters in New Hampshire. Jim is admitted to practice in all state and federal courts in New Hampshire, as well as Massachusetts, and is also admitted in the United States Supreme Court. An active member of the American Bar Association, New Hampshire and Manchester Bar Associations, Jim currently serves as President of the New Hampshire Bar Association and was a past President of the Manchester Bar Association.

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...

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,...

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...

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.

Attorney Shaunna L. Browne was born and raised in Manchester, New Hampshire. After graduating from Memorial High School she attended the University of New Hampshire in Durham and then transferred to Notre Dame College where she received her Bachelor’s Degree in Paralegal Studies.

Attorney Browne’s first law related employment opportunity occurred when she began working as a Court Assistant with the Hillsborough County Probate Court. She was then hired as a real estate paralegal for a national firm that concentrated in the areas of bankruptcy, foreclosure, and evictions.

In 1995, Attorney Browne graduated from Notre Dame College and began law school at...

Spencer D. Shapiro is a litigator at Horn Wright, LLP, with extensive experience handling civil rights, personal injury, and municipal law cases in the New York State Supreme Courts and Federal District Courts. As a Deputy County Attorney for the Litigation and Appeals Bureau of the Nassau County Attorney’s office, Mr. Shapiro aggressively defended the County against claims of municipal liability through motion practice, depositions, and at trial, taking several cases to verdict. As a founding member of the Early Case Assessment and Litigation Support Section, Mr. Shapiro also oversaw the intake and triage of notices of claims received by the...

I have represented thousands of clients in front of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Federal juries and judges. I have extensive litigation experience and am not afraid to put the opposition to the test representing clients charged with the full spectrum of offenses: motor vehicle, DWI, simple assault, drug possession or sales, serious felony assault, theft, home invasion, sexual assault, homicide and civil commitment proceedings for sex offenders.

I also have extensive experience preparing students for disciplinary hearings in colleges and universities throughout Massachusetts and New Hampshire for Title IX sexual misconduct allegations, drug allegations and academic dishonesty. ...

As an Associate with Liberty Legal PLLC, I mostly represent clients accused of DWI/DUI and other criminal offenses. I also practice family law. Occasionally, I handle matters pro bono when they are referred to me through the NH Domestic Violence Emergency ("DOVE") Project or the NH Pro Bono program. (See: https://www.nhlegalaid.org/about/pro-bono). I began my career as a prosecutor, handling criminal matters at the felony level at the Superior Court and litigating jury trials.

Our office approaches the practice of law as general practitioners adhering to the traditions of the common law and practicing our profession as guardians of the ideas, tenets, and decisions of past jurists, philosophers, statesmen and barristers

Attorney Jeffrey A. Runge is the President and CEO of FAMILYLEGAL, a premier New Hampshire Divorce & Family Law Firm. With his comprehensive experience in Family Law litigation, Attorney Runge serves as the Director of the FAMILYLEGAL Family Law Practice Group. Having been raised by a single parent, Attorney Runge brings to the Firm an untiring work ethic, one that is reminiscent of a bygone era. He is a pioneer in making legal services more accessible to working-class individuals, staying true to a belief that everyone is entitled to quality legal representation when they need it. Attorney...

My staff and I understand that if you are facing a divorce, parenting, or other family law matter, you are going through one of the most painful and traumatic events a person can experience. You are not at your best. Life has not turned out the way you thought it would. When in these difficult circumstances, the Law Office of Jennifer P. Elliott provides support, advice based on decades of experience, and various representation arrangements to fit your budget.

I am an experienced New Hampshire Family and Divorce lawyer dedicated to helping my clients with matters such as divorce and custody disputes. I am committed to pursuing a favorable outcome for each of my clients. Call today for a consultation or visit my website for more information.

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...

Kevin McCullough continues to be the attorney setting the precedent and leading the charge for victims who have suffered serious injury or loss due to another’s negligence or carelessness.

Mr. McCullough is a partner and co-founder of the law firm of Mazow | McCullough, PC. Before forming Mazow | McCullough, PC, Mr. McCullough worked for a Massachusetts automobile insurance carrier and was the person responsible for investigating, evaluating, and resolving serious injury claims. After passing the Massachusetts Bar, Mr. McCullough then worked defending automobile insurance carriers in courts throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It was during this time that Mr. McCullough...

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,...

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 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...