Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell PC

11 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Banking and Finance Law Commercial Transactions / UCC Law Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Biography

Susan Hollinger practices banking, real estate and business law in New Hampshire, Vermont and Massachusetts. Her practice focuses on issues related to the financial services industry, with an emphasis on regulatory matters and transactional work.

Susan is involved with real estate issues impacting banks and charitable trusts, privacy and data security issues involving financial institutions, complex commercial loan transactions and loan workouts, de novo bank formations, bank mergers, consolidations, branch bank and insurance agency acquisitions, non-bank lending, all aspects of state and federal banking regulations and insurance licensing.

Susan conducts seminars on timely and important issues such as trust company formations, USA Patriot Act, fair lending, lender liability, NH's Trust Modernization Act and the revision of New Hampshire's banking statutes. She has also written numerous articles which can be viewed at www.gcglaw.com/attorneys/hollinger.html.

Susan's role on local boards has helped to promote development and lending for commercial enterprises in order to expand the local economy and tax base.

Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell PC

11 Best Lawyers awards

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Overview

  • The George Washington University, J.D., graduated 1988
  • Clemson University, BA

  • New Hampshire, United States
  • Massachusetts, United States
  • Vermont, United States

  • Capital Regional Development Corporation - Former member of the Board of Directors and of the real estate committee,
  • New Hampshire, United States
  • Massachusetts, United States
  • Vermont, United States
  • Capital Regional Development Corporation - Former member of the Board of Directors and of the real estate committee,
  • The George Washington University, J.D., graduated 1988
  • Clemson University, BA

Client Testimonials

As the SVP of Risk Management for a New Hampshire Community Bank, I have worked closely with Susan Hollinger on many bank regulatory matters. She is always knowledgeable, considerate and responds in a timely manner. I would highly recommend her.

Paula Caughey (Northway Bank)

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Financial Services Regulation Law

Additional Information

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Case History

Transactions
  • Representative Transactions
- Represented Organizers in forming de novo banks;
- Represented financial institutions in all areas of state and federal regulatory and business matters, including asset purchases and sales, mergers and acquisitions, compliance, privacy and corporate governance;
- Represented licensed lenders and other lenders dealing with enforcement issues in front of the New Hampshire banking department;
- Actively participated in committee re-codifying the New Hampshire banking statutes;
- Appointed to commission to study and make recommendations on New Hampshire foreclosure laws;
- Represented a charitable trust with a national presence in all areas of activity in New Hampshire, including with regard to changed circumstances, disposition of assets, and quieting title.

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