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David Wolowitz

McLane Middleton
  • Recognized Since:
    1999
  • Recognized in:
    Commercial Litigation
    Education Law...
  • Website:
    http://www.mclane.com
  • E-mail:
    david.wolowitz@mclane.com
  • Location:
    100 Arboretum Drive, Suite 140
    Newington, NH 03801

David advises independent schools and colleges on all aspects of risk avoidance and crisis management. David is able to offer clients advice based on his years of substantial and varied experience in key legal areas that impact schools, including employment, mental health, contract, criminal, fiduciary and tort law. He is a pioneer in applying behavioral risk management concepts to promote healthy school cultures.

David acts as general counsel to many schools, overseeing all aspects of their legal needs. He serves as a consultant to schools experiencing critical incidents relating to student health and safety. He conducts reviews of the policies and procedures of schools to assist schools in meeting the evolving standard of care relating to student health and safety. He trains his clients on how to promote healthy relationships with students, how to recognize and address early signs of inappropriate behavior, and how to respond to allegations of misconduct. David’s clients include boarding and day schools, from small, local schools to nationally known schools. (See the partial list of workshops.) He works closely with heads of school, deans, financial officers, trustees, health providers and others.

David has a consulting practice with a national and international reach. He is a popular speaker and trainer at schools throughout the country and abroad. He presents to national organizations, including the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) and the Association of Boarding Schools (TABS) and international organizations, including the European Council of Independent Schools (ECIS) and the East Asia Regional Council of Overseas Schools (EARCOS).

He has conducted dozens of training sessions in person and over the internet on various topics relating to governance, enterprise risk management and student safety. He has significant trial experience in federal and state trial and appellate courts in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. He has been qualified as an expert witness and testified on the adequacy of independent school policies and procedures relating to the protection of students from harassment, hazing, bullying , sexual assault and related misconduct.

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Lawyer Bio

David advises independent schools and colleges on all aspects of risk avoidance and crisis management. David is able to offer clients advice based on his years of substantial and varied experience in key legal areas that impact schools, including employment, mental health, contract, criminal, fiduciary and tort law. He is a pioneer in applying behavioral risk management concepts to promote healthy school cultures.

David acts as general counsel to many schools, overseeing all aspects of their legal needs. He serves as a consultant to schools experiencing critical incidents relating to student health and safety. He conducts reviews of the policies and procedures of schools to assist schools in meeting the evolving standard of care relating to student health and safety. He trains his clients on how to promote healthy relationships with students, how to recognize and address early signs of inappropriate behavior, and how to respond to allegations of misconduct. David’s clients include boarding and day schools, from small, local schools to nationally known schools. (See the partial list of workshops.) He works closely with heads of school, deans, financial officers, trustees, health providers and others.

David has a consulting practice with a national and international reach. He is a popular speaker and trainer at schools throughout the country and abroad. He presents to national organizations, including the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) and the Association of Boarding Schools (TABS) and international organizations, including the European Council of Independent Schools (ECIS) and the East Asia Regional Council of Overseas Schools (EARCOS).

He has conducted dozens of training sessions in person and over the internet on various topics relating to governance, enterprise risk management and student safety. He has significant trial experience in federal and state trial and appellate courts in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. He has been qualified as an expert witness and testified on the adequacy of independent school policies and procedures relating to the protection of students from harassment, hazing, bullying , sexual assault and related misconduct.

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Education:

  • Harvard University, MA, graduated 1971
  • Washington University in St. Louis, AB, graduated 1968

Bar Admissions:

  • New Hampshire, New Hampshire Bar Association
  • Massachusetts, Massachusetts Bar Association

Affiliations:

  • Heifetz International Music Institute - Director
  • New Hampshire Supreme Court Society - Trustee

Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers for:

  • Litigation - Labor and Employment, Manchester (2018)
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment, Manchester (2016)
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Manchester (2014)
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment, Manchester (2013)
 

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Education Law
  • Employment Law - Management
  • First Amendment Law
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates
 

Awards:

  • New England Super Lawyers
  • AV Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
  • Chambers USA: Litigation
  • Woodward/White's Best Lawyers in America: Lawyer of the Year, 2013 - Litigation, Labor & Employment, NH

Areas of Expertise:

  • Litigation
  • Management
  • Mental Health
  • Private Schools
  • Probate
 

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Firm Details

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McLane Middleton
http://www.mclane.com
 
Headquarters
900 Elm Street, 10th Floor
Manchester, NH 03101
(603) 625.6464
5 Office Locations
in 1 Country

United States

United States

Massachusetts

Massachusetts

Boston, MA

45 School Street, Second Floor

Boston, MA 02108

United States

(617) 523.7935

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Woburn, MA

300 TradeCenter, Suite 7000

Woburn, MA 01801

United States

(781) 904.2700

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New Hampshire

New Hampshire

Concord, NH

11 South Main Street, Suite 500

Concord, NH 03301

United States

(603) 226.0400

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Newington, NH

100 Arboretum Drive, Suite 140

Newington, NH 03801

United States

(603) 436.2818

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Lawyer Case History

In Re: Hoag v. Hoag,, No 2010-0691 (NH Sup. Ct., order issued Jul. 14, 2011)


Prevailed at trial and on appeal in a case brought by two trustees against the third co-trustee of their father's trust for breach of fiduciary duty and misappropriation of assets.  The New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled that being diagnosed with Alzheimer type dementia "does not mean that, as a matter of law, he lacked the capacity to create a trust."

In Re Estate of Bolduc, Rockingham County Probate Court; 2005

Successfully obtained a verdict of $1.256 million dollar plus 5% interest in an estate dispute over the delayed sale of securities purchased on margin

In re: Guardianship of Paul T. Williams, 2009 N.H. LEXIS 121.

Prevailed in a guardianship appeal resulting in the New Hampshire Supreme Court's precedent setting ruling on standing to appeal decisions from probate courts.

Moran Towing Corp et. Al v. Girasol Maritime, SA et. Al, U.S. District Court, District of MA; 2002

Successfully obtained a verdict of $1.16 million plus $369,000 interest for one of the East Coast's largest tug and towing companies for damages resulting from a shipping accident in the Cape Cod Canal

McDill v. Environamics Corp. 144 N.H. 635; 2000

Prevailed on appeal in an employment dispute in which the New Hampshire Supreme Court permitted the use of "after-acquired" evidence of an employee's pre-termination misconduct to bar recovery for wrongful discharge in breach of contract cases
 
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