David Mulhern

JOHN L. WARD 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 compensatio...

Anna Cole delivers well-informed, creative advice to support employers, including schools and colleges, municipalities, private entities, and Tribal Nations, as they navigate the ever-changing landscape of labor and employment laws. Co-Leader of the firm’s Labor and Employment Practice Group, Anna represents employers in collective bargaining negotiations, contract administration, and grievance and arbitration proceedings. Additionally, she represents employers before the state and fede...

Elizabeth “Liz” Bailey is an attorney with Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green PA in Manchester, New Hampshire. She has practiced in the areas of employment law , employment litigation, and Business Litigation since 1992, advising and representing employers across a wide range of industries. Her clients include private corporations as well as municipalities and counties throughout New Hampshire and the surrounding region. Liz works closely with management to address day‑to‑day workpl...

For over 40 years, Jerry Zelin has devoted his practice to representing New Hampshire school districts in a wide array of student-related matters including special education, inter-district residency disputes, juvenile court cases, pupil discipline, civil rights, the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), and limits on the state and federal governments’ authority to regulate local school districts. Jerry has successfully represented school districts in some of New Ha...

Whether working with an emerging company or an established enterprise, an issuer of securities or an investor, Scott Pueschel distills his years of experience in business formations, business combinations and securities offerings into clear advice his clients can use. Scott prides himself on his ability to take a fresh look at a problem or issue while drawing on past experience to arrive at a straightforward and streamlined solution. Throughout his career, Scott has worked with buyers and sel...

Andrew Piela is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Family Law. Andrew, who practices law in Nashua, New Hampshire, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Andrew is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Dave serves as President and Managing Director of the firm. He also maintains an active practice. Dave represents firm clients in state and federal courts, arbitration and administrative proceedings. He routinely handles trade secret, non-competition, predatory hiring, discrimination, retaliation and whistleblower, wrongful termination, and healthcare related matters. He also frequently helps businesses and executives navigate employment separations. Dave is a certified mediator who serves in...

Kierstan Schultz is a litigator and a member of Nixon Peabody’s Complex Commercial Disputes practice group. She represents health care providers, businesses and individuals, and manages discovery, motion practice and trials for complex commercial litigation matters. What do you focus on? I represent clients in a variety of industries in all aspects of the adversarial process, in civil litigation in state and federal courts. Health Care Litigation My health care litigation practice focus...

J. Daniel Marr is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation and Corporate Law. J. Daniel, who practices law in Nashua, New Hampshire, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which J. Daniel is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Jim practices in the areas of labor and employment law with an emphasis on assisting employers in effectively avoiding, or defending against, employment disputes. He represents management in organizations ranging from multi-national corporations, to closely-held, family-owned businesses, to not-for-profit entities and public sector employers. Since joining the Firm in 1989, Jim has expanded an already well-established employment law practice group. This group is now recognized as one of the b...