Robert A. "Bob" Stein

David P. Eby is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Appellate Practice and Litigation - Trusts and Estates. David P. practices law in Manchester, New Hampshire Best Lawyers has recognized David P. Eby since 2017. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which David P. Eby is held by other lawyers.

James "Jim" Shirley is a senior member of the litigation department and serves as the firm’s general counsel. He has successfully handled litigated cases in state and federal court in New Hampshire and in neighboring jurisdictions for over 35 years. Over time, he has focused on matters involving commercial disputes, professional negligence, product liability, toxic torts, real estate and insurance coverage. In addition, Jim has been active throughout his career in promoting lawyer conti...

Suzanne Brunelle is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Finance Law, Land Use and Zoning Law and Real Estate Law. Suzanne practices law in Manchester, New Hampshire Best Lawyers has recognized Suzanne Brunelle since 2021. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Suzanne Brunelle is held by ...

Robert "Bob" Cheney has been a member of Sheehan Phinney since 1992. Prior to that, he served from 1981 to 1992 in the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office. During his tenure Bob worked in the Attorney General’s Environmental Bureau and was chief of the Environmental Bureau from 1984-1988. While Associate Attorney General from 1989-1992, Bob also served as general counsel to the Pease Development Authority (PDA) and the Pease Redevelopment Commission (PRC). His responsibilities...

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...

Kenneth A. "Ken" Viscarello is currently a member of the firm's Management Committee and the Chair of the firm's Corporate Department. He has a diverse practice specializing in real estate development, concentrating in affordable housing development. Over the past twenty years, Ken has become recognized as one of the leading attorneys in the area of affordable housing development in the State of New Hampshire. He represents a number of both for-profit and not-for-profit developers. Ken has re...

Katherine Battles is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Corporate Law. Katherine practices law in Manchester, New Hampshire Best Lawyers has recognized Katherine Battles since 2026. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Katherine Battles is held by other lawyers.

Jim Hatem focuses his practices on general corporate counseling, mergers, acquisitions and real estate. As leader of Nixon Peabody’s Insurance Regulatory practice, he represents insurers before insurance regulators throughout the country. What do you focus on? Business counseling and transactional I counsel most of my clients regarding major initiatives, including formation, financing, contracting, compliance, tax planning, leasing, disputes, acquisitions and divestitures. For one clien...

I help business owners navigate the sometimes unchartered waters of business ownership and succession planning. As co-founder of our firm’s Startup Team , I assist entrepreneurs with structuring their business entity (drafting and negotiating governing documents) and then taking the company through its growth phase (hiring employees, protecting intellectual property, implementing equity incentive plans for executives and owners, assisting with and positioning the company for institution...

For my now 25 years of practice, I have advised individuals and families on their estate planning. I have maintained long-term relationships with my clients and their families and am here to provide counsel and advice through all of their life events, and to assist them in transferring their family wealth, whether large or small, in a manner that meets the family’s goals and values, while addressing complicated legal, tax and personal issues that may arise. Read More About Anu Mullikin .