Nicholas K. Holmes

M. Curtis Whittaker has been a shareholder of the firm since 1991. Curt heads the firm’s Energy Practice Group, and is a member of the Corporate/Business Law Group. Curt works with developers, owners, operators, investors and lenders in the alternative energy area, including biomass, hydropower, wind, solar, cogeneration and alternative fuels. While at Harvard Law School, Curt took aim at a career in the alternative energy sector by authoring a law review article on the history of hydro...

Jonathan is an experienced civil litigator. He has practiced in New Hampshire for more than twenty years, after starting his career in the Boston office of a national firm. Jonathan focuses the bulk of his practice on medical malpractice defense, and represents medical professionals in litigated disputes and in investigations by state licensing agencies. His diverse practice also includes managing complex litigation in civil rights, environmental insurance coverage, construction law, and admi...

Lindsay E. Nadeau is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Administrative / Regulatory Law, Employment Law - Management, Government Relations Practice, Health Care Law and Insurance Law. Lindsay E., who practices law in Concord, New Hampshire, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Lindsay E. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Marla Matthews has extensive experience in trusts and estates planning, which includes general wealth transfer, gift and estate tax planning, and business succession planning. Marla particularly enjoys working with individuals and families, where she can collaborate with them to find practical, understandable, and efficient solutions to complex and emotionally-charged issues related to transfer of wealth and legacy planning.

Virginia Symmes Sheehan is a Martindale-Hubbell AV rated attorney and a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) with many years of experience in the area of trusts and estates. She is actively engaged in the areas of estate planning, elder law, estate and trust administration, federal and state transfer (estate, gift and generation-skipping) taxation and federal and state income (personal and fiduciary) taxation. Virginia’s experience includes all phases of administ...

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

John L. Arnold is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Finance Law, Commercial Transactions / UCC Law, Corporate Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation - Land Use and Zoning and Real Estate Law. John L., who practices law in Concord, New Hampshire, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which John L. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal pr...

Robert’s diverse practice is centered on administrative law, with an emphasis in the financial and insurance industries, land use and development, and government relations, including associated litigation and appellate advocacy. His experience in these areas enables him to provide strategic guidance in assisting clients to navigate and craft solutions to multifaceted legal challenges. Robert is selected as a top administrative law attorney in Concord, NH, by Super Lawyers® with a Ri...

Petar M. Leonard is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Family Law. Petar M., who practices law in Concord, New Hampshire, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Petar M. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Timothy E. Britain is a director and shareholder of Cleveland, Waters and Bass, P.A. in Concord, where he focuses his practice in real estate, commercial lending, land use planning and zoning, and real estate litigation. He earned his B.S. degree with distinction, in forest management from the University of Maine in 1980, and his J.D. degree, cum laude, from Suffolk University in 1984. Mr. Britain is a member of the Merrimack County and New Hampshire bar associations. He is currently vice cha...