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William F. J. Ardinger is a shareholder and the Treasurer of Rath, Young and Pignatelli, P.C. He serves on the Firm’s Executive Committee and heads the Firm’s Tax Practice Group. Bill focuses his practice on U.S. federal and state tax matters, business transactions, financial and wealth planning, and public policy issues. He assists clients in structuring business transactions in a tax-efficient manner and planning multi-jurisdictional business structures and systems. Bill represe...
As one of New Hampshire's foremost trial attorneys and mediators, Charlie concentrates his practice in the areas of: Civil rights litigation Private mediation and arbitration Employment litigation Other complex civil litigation in federal and state courts and administrative agencies. Mediation He is a fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL) and AV-rated in Martindale-Hubbell. He is also a fellow in the American College of Civil Trial Mediators and a member of the National Acade...
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...
Peter Cline advises business clients at all stages of development on a variety of matters, including equity and debt financing, contract negotiations, mergers and acquisitions, securities, employment contracts, regulatory matters, and general corporate and commercial law. In addition, he advises his technology and intellectual capital based clients on a range of intellectual property matters, including trademark and copyright registration, protection of trade secrets, website development and ...
Beth Deragon’s practice is focused on advising employers, including independent schools, on all aspects of the employment relationship and on defending employers in discrimination and other claims pending before state and federal agencies. Beth has over 10 years’ experience assisting employers with employment issues including: Hiring, corrective/disciplinary action and termination Background checks Drug and alcohol testing Training supervisors and employees in harassment preventio...
David K. Fries is a director and shareholder of Cleveland, Waters and Bass, P.A. in Concord, where he focuses his practice in corporate and commercial law, business planning and structuring, acquisitions and transactions, financing, and employment law. He graduated summa cum laude from Dartmouth College in 1978 and received his JD from the University of Chicago in 1981. Mr. Fries is a member of the American Bar Association, the New Hampshire Bar Association and the Massachusetts Bar Associati...
Dodd is a business lawyer with a background in corporate, tax, securities and real estate law. He works with a wide range of business clients, including financial institutions, venture-backed companies, venture capital investors, and non-profit institutions. He uses a variety of financing techniques, including debt, equity, and tax-advantaged investment structures, to help clients organize, structure and capitalize their businesses. He provides advice on the design, implementation and operati...
Philip M. Hastings is president, director and shareholder of Cleveland, Waters and Bass, P.A. in Concord, where he focuses his practice in real estate development and finance, land use and zoning, commercial transactions, commercial lending, and leasing. He graduated summa cum laude with a BA from Connecticut College in 1988 and earned his JD from Harvard Law School in 1993. Mr. Hastings is a member of the American Bar Association, the New Hampshire Bar Association, the Massachusetts Bar Asso...
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, consoli...
Ben is a partner at Douglas, Leonard & Garvey. Ben's practice is focused on employment law, personal injury and workers' compensation, and cases involving property right disputes. Ben has been honored as a Super Lawyer from the New England region in the category of representing employees in employment discrimination cases. Only 5% of the lawyers in New England receive the Super Lawyer honor. Ben has also earned the respect and gratitude of his clients. His clients have given him a rating ...
Heather E. Krans has been an attorney since 1998. She practices primarily in the area of family law where she represents clients in the following types of matters: Divorce and parenting actions, including negotiating divorce settlements and mediation Prenuptial agreements, post-nuptial agreements, and cohabitation agreements Parenting plans (custody) Child support Alimony Post-divorce child support, alimony, and parenting plan modifications Relocation Domestic violence protective orders, and ...
Steve Lauwers is a shareholder of the firm, and a member of the firm’s executive committee. He heads the firm’s Financial Institutions Practice Group and advises clients on a wide range of insurance, corporate and banking/trust company matters. Steve focuses his practice on corporate, financing, risk transfer and regulatory matters involving insurance companies, banks, trust companies and other financial institutions, health care organizations and government contractors. He is a n...
Jonathan is a civil litigator who specializes in the defense of medical malpractice claims on behalf of individual doctors, nurses, hospitals, and provider practice groups. He has successfully represented medical professionals at trial, in mediation, and in medical malpractice screening panel hearings. In addition to litigated disputes, he represents and counsels doctors, nurses, and social workers in connection with investigations by state licensing agencies and in disputes with institutions...
Caroline Leonard is a business lawyer with Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell. Her work involves helping businesses expand, transition ownership, obtain commercial lending, form, wind-up, or sell. Caroline's practice also involves corporate compliance, securities, regulatory matters, banking, land use, and commercial litigation. Caroline advises her clients on transactional matters, how to avoid litigation, and what to do and expect if litigation occurs. Caroline was appointed to the New Hamp...
Kathryn is a shareholder of the firm and a member of the firm’s Tax Practice Group, where she concentrates her practice in assisting clients with state and local tax matters. Kathryn’s practice focuses on matters before the New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration, the Massachusetts Department of Revenue, and the Vermont Department of Taxes. Prior to joining the firm in 2007, she was with the state and local tax practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP in its Chicago offi...
Neil is a tireless litigator for injured victims and their families, concentrating on matters involving serious personal injury, traumatic brain injury, and wrongful death. Neil has handled claims for clients that involve car accidents, boat accidents, truck accidents, medical malpractice, defective products, dog bites, harmful drugs, slip and fall accidents, negligence, mass tort claims, defective medical devices, physical assault, sexual assault, emotional distress, ATV accidents, workplace...
Terri L. Pastori is a partner with Pastori | Krans, PLLC. Her employment practice involves counseling and representing employees and employers in the full spectrum of employment matters. Terri advises clients on employment and severance agreements, employee discipline, compliance with employment laws, including wage and hour matters, terminations, investigation of complaints, governmental audits, drafting and implementing policies and practices, training, in-house dispute resolution, and clai...
Donald Pfundstein is the former legal counsel to the New Hampshire State Senate. He continues to be listed in Woodward/White Inc.’s The Best Lawyers in America® , and was named by Best Lawyers as Concord's 2013 "Lawyer of the Year" in Government Relations. He has practiced law for more than 30 years. Previously, Don served as the firm's president and managing director. Don’s practice focuses on the regulated industries. He regularly appears before various executive agencies in...
Adam focuses on business litigation and medical-legal matters in State and Federal courts and before State Professional boards, including Boards of Medicine, Nursing, Psychologists, Mental Health, Chiropractic, and Dentistry. Adam has litigated a diverse range of cases and appeals involving professional negligence, business torts, contractual and employment matters, as well as partnership and limited liability company disputes.
Ari Pollack represents business, construction, land use development, and environmental clients on a variety of land use permitting, development, environmental, and litigation matters. Recently, Ari represented the Home Builders and Remodelers Association of New Hampshire in negotiating legislative amendments to the State Comprehensive Shoreland Protection Act . He has also managed the negotiation and closing of several commercial asset sales and purchases while leading the processing of vario...
Tom, the founder of the firm and former Attorney General of New Hampshire, has been actively involved in government relations since entering private practice in 1980. Tom has represented insurance and banking clients before the respective New Hampshire regulatory commissions. Among others, Tom has represented such clients as Fidelity Investments, Dartmouth College, Anthem and Gilbane on legislative, administrative and government relations issues in New Hampshire, New England and nationally. T...
David W. Rayment is a director and shareholder of Cleveland, Waters and Bass, P.A. in Concord, where he focuses his practice in litigation. He earned his BA from Amherst College in 1974 and graduated cum laude, with his JD from Villanova University in 1979. He is a member of the American Bar Association and the New Hampshire Bar Association.
Michael Ruedig leads the firm's technology committee and is a former firm president. He works in the areas of real estate, commercial, corporate, technology and finance law representing a wide array of clients in a variety of transactions. Michael is listed in The Best Lawyers in America® in the fields of Corporate Law and Real Estate Law, and he was named Concord's 2012 "Lawyer of the Year" in Real Estate Law. He is a member of the New Hampshire and American Bar Associations and serves a...
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...
Member of the New Hampshire Bar Association since 1993, Martindale-Hubbell AV rated attorney, with over 14 years of experience in the area of trusts and estates. Actively engaged in the areas of estate planning, estate and trust administration, federal and state transfer (estate, gift and generation-skipping) taxation and federal and state income (personal and fiduciary) taxation. Experience includes all phases of administration of estates and trusts; representing beneficiaries and fiduciarie...
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...
Mark W. Wiseman is a director and shareholder of Cleveland, Waters and Bass, P.A. in Concord, where he focuses his practice in Workers' Compensation, Personal Injury, and Insurance law. He has litigated contested workers' compensation claims, contested civil cases and appellate work including numerous oral arguments at New Hampshire Supreme Court and he has several published opinions. He graduated summa cum laude from the University of New Hampshire in 1983 and earned his JD from Boston Colle...
Sherry Young is a founder and President of the firm. She heads the firm's Environmental Practice Group, and assists clients on federal and state environmental matters, real estate transactions, and business and finance transactions. Sherry focuses her practice on environmental law, including environmental compliance, permits and approvals, and real estate transactions involving contaminated properties. She has extensive experience in negotiating with state and federal regulators, and has achi...
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