(Main Office)

For nearly 100 years, Normandin, Cheney & O'Neil has provided distinguished and conscientious legal representation to families, businesses and institutions in Central New Hampshire and throughout the state. Normandin, Cheney & O'Neil has been recognized for its stability. There has been little turnover, resulting in the formation of long-standing professional relationships between attorneys and clients. Over the years, we have represented a wide variety of clients from individuals to multimillion dollar corporations, offering specialties in a broad range of practice areas. Most importantly, the Normandin Law Firm has an excellent reputation among those who matter most - our clients.

Statement of Practice

General Civil and Criminal Trial Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Estate Planning, Probate, Real Estate, Environmental, Banking, Commercial, Corporation, Employment, Municipal, Personal Injury, Automobile Accidents, Wrongful Death, Family Law, Divorce, Workers Compensation, Social Security Disability, Product Liability Law and Land Use Law., Administrative Law, Administrative Adjudications, Administrative Agency Practice, Administrative Hearings and Appeals, Administrative Litigation, Admiralty and Maritime Law, Boat Manufacturing Liability, Diving and Offshore Injuries, Marine Environmental Law, Marine Liability, Recreational Boating Law, Aged and Aging, Age Discrimination, Elder Abuse, Elder Care, Elder Law, Elder Rights, Agency and Distributorships, Dealer and Distributor Termination, Airbag Injury, Alcoholic Beverage Law, Liquor Liability, Liquor Licensing, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, Mediation, Appellate Practice, Civil Appeals, Assault, Asset Protection, Bankruptcy, Commercial Workouts, Foreclosures, Workouts, Business Law, Business Associations Law, Business Cooperatives, Business Crimes, Business Development, Business Dissolutions, Business Enterprises, Business Estate Planning, Business Formation, Business Fraud, Business Litigation, Business Organization, Business Planning, Business Regulation, Business Reorganization, Business Start-Ups, Business Succession Planning, Business Successions, Business Taxation, Business Transactions, Business Transfers, Business Trusts, Business Valuation, Buy-Sell Agreements, Buying and Selling of Businesses, Closely Held Business Estate Planning, Closely Held Business Law, Closely Held Business Taxation, Complex Business Litigation, Cooperative Taxation, Emerging Business Law, Entrepreneurial Business Law, Family Business Law, Family Business Successions, Joint Ventures, Limited Liability Company Law, Pass-Through Entities, Private Business Law, Professional Practices, Small Business Law, Sole Proprietorships, Strategic Alliances, Child Abuse and Neglect, Children, Child Custody, Child Custody Mediation, Child Sexual Abuse, Child Welfare, Children's Rights, Fathers Rights, Grandparents Custody, Grandparents Visitation Rights, Juvenile Criminal Law, Juvenile Dependency, Juvenile Delinquency, Juvenile Law, Parental Kidnapping, Termination of Parental Rights, Third Party Custody, Visitation Rights, Civil Practice, Federal Civil Practice, Class Actions, Class Action Defense, Collections, Commercial Collections, Garnishments, International Collections, Post Judgment Collections, Professional Collections, Retail Collections, Secured Collections, Unsecured Collections, Commercial Law, Commercial Liability, Commercial Litigation, Commercial Mediation, Commercial Transactions, Commercial Transfers, Commercial Trusts, Complex Commercial Litigation, Negotiable Instruments, Retail Liability, Sale of Goods, Secured Transactions, Uniform Commercial Code, Commercial Real Estate, Commercial Conveyancing, Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions, Commercial Real Estate Bankruptcy, Commercial Real Estate Contracts, Commercial Real Estate Development, Commercial Real Estate Finance, Commercial Real Estate Foreclosure, Commercial Real Estate Litigation, Commercial Real Estate Sales, Commercial Real Estate Workouts, Industrial Real Estate Law, Retail Development, Shopping Center Acquisitions, Shopping Center Development, Shopping Center Law, Complex and Multi-District Litigation, Constitutional Law, Construction Law, Construction Accidents, Construction and Design Law, Construction and Surety Law, Construction Arbitration, Construction Claims, Construction Contracts, Construction Defects, Construction Equipment Liability, Construction Finance, Construction Insurance, Construction Insurance Defense, Construction Labor Law, Construction Liability, Construction Liens, Construction Litigation, Construction Mediation, Construction Products Liability, Construction Safety, Construction Workouts, Contractor Performance Bonds, Contractors Liability, Environmental Construction Law, Materialmens Liens, Mechanics Liens, Public Construction Law, Public Works, Roof Industry Liability, Scaffolding Liability, Consumer Law, Consumer Collections, Consumer Fraud, Consumer Litigation, Consumer Protection, Consumer Rights, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Contracts, Breach of Contract, Commercial Contracts, Contract Fraud, Contract Litigation, Conveyancing, Copyrights, Copyright Infringement, Copyright Litigation, Copyright Protection, Corporate Law, Closely Held Corporations, Corporate Banking Law, Corporate Commercial Law, Corporate Contracts, Corporate Dissolutions, Corporate Ethics, Corporate Finance, Corporate Formation, Corporate Governance, Corporate Income Tax, Corporate Insurance, Corporate Litigation, Corporate Organization, Corporate Partnerships, Corporate Planning, Corporate Real Estate, Corporate Reorganization, Corporate Successions, Corporate Tax Controversies, Corporate Tax Planning, Corporate Taxation, Corporate Workouts, Hostile Takeovers, Incorporation, Nonprofit Corporations, Professional Corporations, S Corporations, Small Business Corporations, Takeovers, Tender Offers, Criminal Law, Assault and Battery, Burglary, Capital Offenses, Civil Forfeiture, Crime Victims Compensation, Criminal Antitrust, Criminal Appeals, Criminal Conspiracy, Criminal Defense, Criminal Forfeiture, Criminal Fraud, Criminal Investigation, Death Penalty, Drivers License Suspension, Driving While Intoxicated, DUI/DWI, Expungements, Extortion, Extradition, Felonies, Federal Criminal Law, Forgery, Grand Jury Practice, Habeas Corpus, Hit and Run, Homicide, Mail Fraud, Malicious Prosecution, Manslaughter, Misdemeanors, Money Laundering, Murder, Parole and Probation, Post-Conviction Remedies, Search and Seizure, Sex Crimes, Sexual Assault, Shoplifting, Stalking, Theft, Traffic Violations, Vehicular Homicide, Victims Rights, Weapons Charges, Wire Fraud, Debt Relief, Debtor and Creditor, Secured Creditors Rights, Unsecured Creditors Rights, Debtor and Creditor Rights, Debtor and Creditor Workouts, Debtor and Creditor Reorganization, Debtor and Creditor Remedies, Drugs and Narcotics, Civil Drug Forfeiture, Controlled Substances Law, Drug Crimes, Drug Forfeiture, Drug Trafficking, Eminent Domain, Condemnation, Inverse Condemnation, Land Annexation, Property Rights, Employee Benefits, Disability Benefits, Deferred Compensation, Employee Benefits Litigation, Employee Stock Ownership Plans, Employee Stock Ownership Trusts, ERISA, Energy, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy, Wind Energy, Environmental Law, Brownfields Redevelopment, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Environmental Administrative Law, Environmental Business Law, Environmental Cleanup, Environmental Compliance, Environmental Contamination, Environmental Corporate Law, Environmental Cost Recovery, Environmental Criminal Defense, Environmental Criminal Law, Environmental Due Diligence, Environmental Insurance, Environmental Insurance Claims, Environmental Insurance Coverage, Environmental Insurance Defense, Environmental Legislative Practice, Environmental Lender Liability, Environmental Liability, Environmental Litigation, Environmental Penalties, Environmental Permitting, Environmental Real Estate, Environmental Regulation, Environmental Risk Management, Groundwater Contamination, Hazardous Materials and Substances, Hazardous Waste, Hazardous Waste Liability, Hazardous Waste Management, Hazardous Waste Permits, Hazardous Waste Regulation, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Oil Pollution, Oil Spills, Pollution, Property Remediation, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Solid Waste, Solid Waste Disposal, Solid Waste Management, Solid Waste Regulation, Superfund, Toxic Chemicals, Toxic Substance Liability, Toxic Substance Regulation, Toxic Substances, Underground Storage Tanks, Water Pollution, Water Quality, Wetlands Protection, Wetlands Regulation, Family Law, Alimony, Annulment, Cohabitation Agreements, Collaborative Family Law, Divorce, Divorce Arbitration, Divorce Mediation, Divorce Taxation, Domestic Partnerships, Domestic Relations, Domestic Torts, Domestic Violence, Family Arbitration, Family Mediation, Gay and Lesbian Family Law, Legal Separation Agreements, Marital Agreements, Marital Property Distribution, Marital Property Law, Marital Property Settlements, Matrimonial Law, Military Divorce, Name Changes, No Fault Divorce, Palimony, Paternity, Post Divorce Modification, Postnuptial Agreements, Premarital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Spousal Support, Uncontested Divorce, Finance, Financial Institution Regulation, Financial Institution Reorganization, Financial Institutions Law, Financial Institutions Taxation, Secured Finance, Asset Sales, Commercial Finance, Franchises and Franchising, General Practice, Federal Practice, Government, Federal Grants, Federal Tort Claims, County Government Law, Guardianship and Conservatorship, Adult Guardianship, Advance Directives, Conservatorship, Elder Guardianship, Guardian Ad Litem, Guardianship, Guardianship Administration, Incompetency Proceedings, Mental Disability Law, Health Care, Hospital Law, Housing Law, Affordable Housing, Apartment Projects, Fair Housing, Housing Development, Housing Discrimination, Housing Finance, Low Income Housing, Multi-Family Housing, Public Housing, Senior Citizen Housing, Subsidized Housing, Inheritance, Insurance, Accident Insurance, Automobile Insurance, Automobile Insurance Coverage, Automobile Liability, Casualty Insurance, Casualty Insurance Subrogation, Commercial Insurance, Commercial Property Insurance, Disability Insurance, Fire Insurance, Fire Insurance Subrogation, Fire Loss, First and Third Party Insurance, First Party Insurance, General Liability, Insurance Adjuster Liability, Insurance Agents and Brokers Defense, Insurance Agents and Brokers Errors and Omissions, Insurance Agents and Brokers, Malpractice, Insurance Investigations, Insurance Litigation, Insurance Mediation, Life Insurance, Life and Health Insurance, No Fault Automobile Insurance, Personal Liability, Property Damage, Property Insurance, Property Insurance Coverage, Property Loss, Property Subrogation, Public Liability, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Infringement, Intellectual Property Litigation, Intellectual Property Rights, Internet Law, Internet Crimes, Internet Liability, Labor and Employment, Age Discrimination in Employment, Americans with Disabilities Act, Civil Service, Child Labor Law, Confidentiality Agreements, Covenants Not To Compete, Disability Discrimination, Employee Discipline, Employee Drug Testing, Employee Privacy, Employee Rights, Employer Intentional Torts, Employer Liability, Employer Rights, Employment Breach of Contract, Employment Claims, Employment Contracts, Employment Defense, Employment Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Employment Litigation, Employment Mediation, Employment Practices Liability Insurance, Employment Rights, Employment Termination, Harassment, Human Resources Law, Noncompete Litigation, Negligent Hiring, Agreements, Personnel Policies, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower Litigation, WARN Act, Workplace Violence, Wrongful Termination, Wrongful Termination Defense, Lasik Surgery Malpractice, Litigation, Civil Litigation, Complex Litigation, Defense Litigation, E-Discovery, Federal Civil Litigation, Federal Litigation, Long-Arm Litigation, Trial Practice, U.S. Supreme Court Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Birth Trauma, Chiropractors Malpractice, Cosmetic Surgery Malpractice, Dental Malpractice, Dental Malpractice Defense, Failure to Diagnose, Gynecology Malpractice, Medical Disciplinary Proceedings, Medical Liability, Medical Malpractice Defense, Medical Negligence, Medical-Legal Law, Medication Errors, Mental Health Professionals Malpractice, Nursing Liability, Nursing Malpractice, Nursing Negligence, Obstetric Malpractice, Oncology Law, Optometric Malpractice, Orthopedic Malpractice, Pediatric Malpractice, Pharmacists Liability, Physicians Professional Liability, Physicians Rights, Physicians Risk Management, Podiatric Malpractice, Psychiatric Malpractice, Psychology Malpractice, Psychotherapy Law, Surgeons Liability, Wrong Site Surgery, Medicare and Medicaid, Medicaid Hearings, Medicaid Planning, Medicare and Medicaid Reimbursement, Medicare Fraud and Abuse, Medicare Set Aside Arrangements, Mortgage Law, Commercial Mortgages, Mortgage Banking Law, Mortgage Bankruptcy, Mortgage Finance, Mortgage Foreclosure, Mortgage Insurance, Mortgage Lien Foreclosure, Mortgage Refinancing, Mortgage Workouts, Secondary Mortgage Market, Municipal Law, Natural Resources, Conservation Law, Drainage Law, Forestry Law, Geothermal Resources, Land Reclamation, Public Land Law, Riparian Rights, Timber and Logging Law, Water Law, Water Rights, Negligence, Negligence Defense, Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations, Occupational Safety and Health, Industrial Accidents, Occupational Injuries, OSHA, Partnership Law, Limited Liability Partnerships, Family Limited Partnerships, Family Partnerships, Limited Partnerships, Partnership Dissolution, Partnership Formation, Partnership Organization, Partnership Taxation, Personal Injury, Accidents, Animal Attacks, Aquatic Injuries, AIDS Litigation, Automobile Accidents and Injuries, Automobile Negligence, Bicycle Accidents, Boating Accidents, Bodily Injury, Brain Injury, Bus Accidents, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Catastrophic Injury, Commercial Vehicle Liability, Cumulative Trauma, Dog Bites, Electrical Injury, Electromagnetic Field Litigation, Head Injury, Motor Vehicle Accidents and Injuries, Motorcycle Accidents, Neurolaw, Pedestrian Injuries, Personal Injury Appeals, Personal Injury Arbitration, Personal Injury Defense, Personal Injury Mediation, Plaintiffs Personal Injury, Power Line Contact Injury, Psychological Injury, Rental Vehicle Litigation, Repetitive Stress Injury, School Bus Accidents, Severe Burns, Sexual Abuse, Slip and Fall, Spinal Injury, Subway Accidents, Third Party Wrongful Death, TMJ Dysfunction, Tourist Injuries, Transfusion Associated AIDS, Traumatic Brain Injury, Unintended Acceleration, Whiplash, Wrongful Death, Premises Liability, Inadequate Security, Negligent Security, Premises Liability Defense, Premises Security, Private Security Litigation, Property Law, Personal Property, Personal Property Leasing, Real Estate, Adverse Possession, Boundary Disputes, Common Interest Community Law, Community Association Law, Condominium Association Law, Condominium Conversions, Condominium Development, Condominium Law, Condominium Timeshares, Conservation Easements, Cooperative Housing Association Law, Cooperative Conversions, Cooperative Housing Law, Easements, Historic Conservation Easements, Homeowners Association Law, Land Acquisitions, Land Sales, Land Trusts, Manufactured Housing Law, Mixed Use Development, Planned Unit Development Law, Property Management, Quiet Title, Real Estate Acquisitions, Real Estate Banking Law, Real Estate Bankruptcy, Real Estate Brokerage Law, Real Estate Brokers and Agents Liability, Real Estate Brokers Licensing, Real Estate Brokers Malpractice, Real Estate Brokers Malpractice Defense, Real Estate Collections, Real Estate Contracts, Real Estate Development, Real Estate Errors and Omissions, Real Estate Exchanges, Real Estate Finance, Real Estate Foreclosure, Real Estate Fraud, Real Estate Investment, Real Estate Investment Taxation, Real Estate Investment Trusts, Real Estate Leasing, Real Estate Joint Ventures, Real Estate Litigation, Real Estate Partnerships, Real Estate Restructuring, Real Estate Sales, Real Estate Secured Lending, Real Estate Securities, Real Estate Settlements, Real Estate Tax Appeals, Real Estate Tax Assessment, Real Estate Tax Foreclosure, Real Estate Tax Liens, Real Estate Taxation, Real Estate Title, Real Estate Title Examination, Real Estate Title Insurance, Real Estate Trade Association Law, Real Estate Valuation, Real Estate Workouts, Real Property, Real Property Acquisitions, Real Property Development, Real Property Finance, Residential Real Estate, Residential Real Estate Acquisitions, Residential Real Estate Development, Residential Real Estate Finance, Residential Real Estate Foreclosure, Residential Real Estate Sales, Right of Way Easements, Waterfront Development, Regulatory Law, Religious Institutions, Religious Nonprofit Corporation Law, Religious Institutions Liability, Religious Corporation Tax, Resorts and Leisure, Amusement Park Liability, Country Club Law, Golf Course Development, Health Club Law, Hospitality Law, Hotel and Resort Development, Hotel and Resort Law, Hotel Franchise Law, Hotel Liability, Hotel Security, Innkeeper Law, Marina Liability, Private Club Law, Recreational Law, Recreational Property Law, Resort Timeshares, Restaurant Law, Restaurant Liability, Ski Area Liability, Travel and Tourism, Water Park Safety, Seatbelt Injury, Social Security, Social Security Appeals, Social Security Disability, Social Security Disability Insurance, Supplemental Security Income, Taxation, Federal Income Tax, Federal Estate and Gift Taxation, Federal Tax Controversies, Federal Taxation, Fiduciary Income Tax, Inheritance Tax, Personal Property Taxation, Property Tax, Property Tax Abatement, Property Tax Appeals, Property Tax Assessments, Sales and Use Tax, State Income Tax, State Tax Controversies, State Taxation, Tax Appeals, Tax Fraud, Tax Incentives, Tax Law, Tax Litigation, Tax Planning, Tax Shelters, Transfer Tax, Trusts and Estates Taxation, Torts, Civil Liability, Intentional Torts, Mass Torts, Tort Defense, Tort Liability, Toxic Torts, Trusts and Estates, Contested Trusts and Estates, Decedents Estates, Estate Administration, Estate Bankruptcy, Estate Litigation, Estate Planning, Estate Planning for Parents of Handicapped Children, Estate Planning for the Disabled, Estate Planning for the Elderly, Estate Planning for Unmarried Couples, Estate Settlements, Family Trusts, Family Wealth Transfer, Fiduciary Law, Fiduciary Liability, Fiduciary Litigation, Financial Planning, Living Trusts, Personal Planning, Powers of Attorney, Retirement Planning, Special Needs Trusts, Trust Administration, Trust and Estate Collections, Trust Law, Trust Litigation, Trust Planning, Wealth Planning, Wealth Preservation, Wills, Contested Wills, Living Wills, Missing Heir Searches, Successions, Workers Compensation, Workers Compensation Appeals, Workers Compensation Defense, Workers Compensation Mediation, Zoning, Planning and Land Use, Building and Public Safety Codes, Cemetery Law, Environmental Land Use, Fire Districts, Historic Preservation, Improvement Districts, Land Conservation, Land Development, Land Entitlement, Land Use, Land Use Litigation, Land Use Permitting, Land Use Regulation, Rezoning, Special Districts, Subdivisions, Water Districts, Zoning Law, Zoning Variances.

Clients

COUNSEL FOR: Laconia Savings Bank
Lakes Region Mental Health Center, Inc.
Laconia Airport Authority
Meadowbrook Farm, LLC
Activewear Industries, Inc.
All Metals Industries, Inc.
Cool Polymers, Inc.
Municipal Resources, Inc.
Lakes Region Anesthesiology, P.A.
Cantin Chevrolet, Inc.
Central New Hampshire Realty, Inc.
Major Brands T.V., and Appliances, Inc.
John Lyman & Sons, Inc.
Central NH ER Associates, PA
Foley Oil, Inc.
Lakes Region Marine Construction.

Representative Clients:

Lela M. Lancaster Charitable Trust
Hebert Manufacturing Company
Ippolito's Furniture, Inc.
Nash Realty Corp.
C & C Water Co., Inc.
N.W. Morrissette & Sons, Inc.
Whitcher & Whitcher, Inc.
Tioga View Condominium
TD Bank North, N.A.
CG Roxane, LLC
Franklin Savings Bank.

Clients

APPROVED AGENTS FOR: First American Title Insurance Co.
Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company.

Rate Information

Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available

Address

Normandin Square
213 Union Avenue P.O. Box 575
Laconia, NH 03247-0575, (Belknap Co.)

Phone

Phone: 603-524-4380
Fax: 603-528-6831

Website

http://www.ncolaw.com

Office Hours

Monday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Fortunat Ernest Normandin (1890-1967).

Fortunat A. Normandin (1909-1967).

Thomas Perkins Cheney (1918-1970).

A. Gerard O'Neil (1923-2000).

Paul L. Normandin (Member) born Laconia, New Hampshire, January 13, 1931; admitted to bar, 1955, New Hampshire; 1956, U.S. District Court, District of New Hampshire. Education: St. Anselm's College and University of New Hampshire (B.A., 1952); Boston University (LL.B., 1955). Member, Laconia City Council, 1957-1958. Member, New Hampshire House of Representatives, 1957-1961. Assistant U.S. Attorney, 1961-1965. Trustee, 1968-2006, Chairman, 1988-2005, Laconia Savings Bank. Member, 1967-1974 and Chairman, 1973-1974, Laconia Fire Commission. Trustee, 1982-1993 and Chairman, 1987-1993, Gunstock Area Commission. Trustee, Edwin C. Remick Foundation, 1994-2001. Member: Belknap County (President, 1970-1972), New Hampshire (Member, Legal Aid Committee, 1956-1957; Chairman, Fee Dispute Resolutions Committee, 1980-1981) and American Bar Associations. Fellow: New Hampshire Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Probate Administration; Trust Administration; Estate Planning; Banking Law; Commercial Law; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations.Email: Paul L. Normandin

A.G. O'Neil, Jr. (Member) born Laconia, New Hampshire, May 15, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, New Hampshire and U.S. District Court, District of New Hampshire; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1996, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: St. Michaels College (B.A., cum laude, 1976); DePaul University (J.D., 1979). Delegate to the New Hampshire Constitutional Convention, 1984. Member: Belknap County and New Hampshire Bar Associations; American Association for Justice; New Hampshire Trial Lawyers Association (Belknap County Representative on Board of Governors, 1985-1995, 2003-2005; Secretary, 1991; Treasurer, 1992; President Elect, 1993; President, 1994; Immediate Past President, 1995 ). Practice Areas: Personal Injury Litigation; Criminal Litigation; Workers Compensation Law; Automobile Accidents.Email: A.G. O'Neil, Jr.

Robert A. Dietz (Member) born South Ozone Park, New York, September 30, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, New Hampshire and U.S. District Court, District of New Hampshire; 1974, U.S. Court of Military Appeals. Education: Lehigh University (B.S., Accounting, cum laude, 1970); Duke University Law School (J.D., 1973). Beta Alpha Psi. Instructor, Business Law: Maria Regina College, 1974-1977; New Hampshire College, 1979-1987. Counsel, New Hampshire Department of Employment Security, 1978-1979. President, Lake Wicwas Association, 1995-2002. Member, Board of Directors, Community Health & Hospice, 1989-1995. New Hampshire Bar Foundation Fellow. Member: Belknap County and New Hampshire Bar Associations. [Capt., JAGC, USAF, 1974-1978]. Transactions: Sale of Scotia Technology (2006); Purchase of Commercial Real Estate from Sara Lee (2005); Purchase of Assets of Castle Springs by C.G. Roxanne (2003); Sale of Chip Coolers, Inc. to Tyco (2001); Sale of Community TV to Harron Communications (1998); Purchase of HomeBank by Laconia Savings Bank (1994); Sale of Citizen Publishing to Geo. Foster & Co. (1991); Sale of Dow Oil to Irving Oil (1989); Sale of Aavid Engineering (1985). Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Corporate Law; Banking Law; Estate Planning; Real Estate Law.Email: Robert A. Dietz

James F. Lafrance (Member) born Berlin, New Hampshire, May 31, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, New Hampshire and U.S. District Court, District of New Hampshire; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Colby College (B.A., with honors, 1981); Boston College (J.D., cum laude, 1984). Director, 1993-1999, President, 1997-1999, Community Health & Hospice. Member: Belknap County, New Hampshire (Member, Labor and Employment Law, Workers Compensation, Federal Practice Sections) and American Bar Associations; New Hampshire Trial Lawyers Association. Fellow: New Hampshire Bar Foundation; National Employment Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Employment Law; Workers Compensation Law; Commercial Litigation.Email: James F. Lafrance

Philip P. Bonafide (Member) born New York, N.Y., June 28, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, New Hampshire; 1974, U.S. District Court, District of New Hampshire; 1978, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Georgetown University (B.A., 1970; J.D., 1973). Commissioner, New Hampshire Personnel Appeals Board, 2000—. President, Kiwanis, 2001-2002. Member: Belknap County (President, 1989-1990) and New Hampshire (Member, U.P.L. Committee, 1977-1982; Fee Dispute Committee, 1982-1996) Bar Associations; New Hampshire Trial Lawyers Association (Board o f Governors, 1979-1986); American Association for Justice. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law; Family Law; Civil Litigation; Criminal Law; Divorce.Email: Philip P. Bonafide

Susanne M. Weldon-Francke (Member) born Barre, Vermont, March 23, 1965; admitted to bar, 1992, Connecticut; 1994, New Hampshire and U.S. District Court, District of New Hampshire. Education: University of Vermont (B.A., 1987); University of Connecticut (J.D., 1992). Recipient: American Jurisprudence Award, Trusts & Estates; Little, Brown & Company Award, Trusts & Estates. Board of Directors, New England Border Collie Rescue, Inc. Member: Belknap County, New Hampshire, Connecticut and American Bar Associations; New Hampshire Estate Planning Council. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate.Email: Susanne M. Weldon-Francke

Regina A. Nadeau (Member) born Laconia, New Hampshire, September 13, 1961; admitted to bar, 1993, New Hampshire and U.S. District Court, District of New Hampshire. Education: Chaminade University of Honolulu (B.A., 1983); Vermont Law School (J.D., cum laude; Master of Studies in Environmental Law, magna cum laude, 1993). Trustee, Lakes Region Conservation Trust, 1993-1998. Laconia Area Community Land Trust, 2001-2004. Member: Belknap County and New Hampshire (Real Property Section, 1994—; Environmental Section, 1995—) Bar Associations; New Hampshire Title Association; Meredith Public Health Nursing Association (Trustee, 1994-1997). Practice Areas: Environmental; Land Use; Real Estate.Email: Regina A. Nadeau

ASSOCIATES

William D. Woodbury (Associate) born Exeter, New Hampshire, September 27, 1969; admitted to bar, 2004, New Hampshire and U.S. District Court, District of New Hampshire. Education: University of New Hampshire (B.S., 1995); Syracuse University (J.D., 2003). Member: Belknap County and New Hampshire Bar Associations; New Hampshire Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice. Practice Areas: Litigation; Workers Compensation; Criminal Law.Email: William D. Woodbury

Doria D. Aronson (Associate) born Exeter, New Hampshire, August 10, 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, New Hampshire. Education: Brown University (B.A., 2003); Pepperdine University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2006). Phi Delta Phi. Recipient: Dean of the College Athlete Scholar Award, Brown University; Academic All American Honors, 2003; American Jurisprudence Awards and the Cali Excellence for the future Awards in Wills and Trusts, Advanced Wills and Trusts, Community Property, Business Ethics, Commercial Law, Sports Law, and Products Liability, Pepperdine University. Member, Pepperdine Law Review, 2004-2006. Member: Belknap County and New Hampshire Bar Associations, NH Estate Planning Council. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Trusts; Estate Administration; Probate Administration.Email: Doria D. Aronson

Mark E. Beaudoin (Associate) born Concord, New Hampshire, 1979; admitted to bar, 2008, New Hampshire and U.S. District Court, District of New Hampshire. Education: Hobart and William Smith Colleges (B.A., Public Policy Studies, 2002); University College, Oxford (Residency, 2002); Vermont Law School (J.D., 2008; Certificate, General Practice Program). Recipient, Academic Excellence Award in Legal Profession, Vermont Law School. Law Clerk: United States Department of Justice, Environmental Enforcement Section; United States Attorney's Office for the District of New Hampshire; New Hampshire Attorney General's Office, Environmental Protection Bureau. Member: Belknap County and New Hampshire Bar Associations (Member: Real Property and Environmental Law). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Real Estate; Environmental Law; Land Development; Land Use Litigation; Land Use Permitting; Real Estate; Zoning, Planning and Land Use.Email: Mark E. Beaudoin

OF COUNSEL

John D. O'Shea, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Brookline, Massachusetts, February 23, 1946; admitted to bar, 1974, New Hampshire and U.S. District Court, District of New Hampshire. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., 1968); Boston College (J.D., 1974). Member, 1975-1977, 1981-1989 and Chairman, 1983-1986, Gilmanton Planning Board. Commissioner, 1983-2003 and Chairman, 1985-2003, Gilmanton Village District. Member, Gilmanton Board of Adjustment, 1991-2002; Vice-Chairman, 1993-1995; Chairman, 1995-2002. Vice-Commodore, 2000-2002; Commodore, 2002-2004;, Southport (Me.) Yacht Club; President, SJYC Sailing Foundation, 2000. Member: Belknap County and New Hampshire Bar Associations; New Hampshire Title Association; New England Land Title Association; American Land Title Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law.Email: John D. O'Shea, Jr.

All Partners and Associates are members of the New Hampshire State Bar Association.