PARTNERS OF FIRM
Peter W. Bennett (Partner) born Cambridge, Massachusetts, March 23, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Massachusetts; 1977, New Hampshire and U.S. District Court, District of New Hampshire. Education: Trinity College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1971) Phi Beta Kappa; Northeastern University (J.D., 1974). Member: Nashua, Massachusetts and New Hampshire Bar Associations; Souhegan Valley Boys and Girls Club (Board of Directors); Beaver Brook Association (Past Trustee); Milford-Amherst Chamber of Commerce (Past President). Practice Areas: Business Law; Business Formation; Business Start-Ups; Business Transactions; Buy-Sell Agreements; Family Business Law; Limited Liability Company Law; Corporate Law; Corporate Commercial Law; Commercial Transactions; Real Estate; Real Estate Contracts; Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Title Insurance; Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Trust Planning.Email: Peter W. Bennett
David K. Pinsonneault (Partner) born Manchester, New Hampshire, May 10, 1951; admitted to bar, 1978, New Hampshire and U.S. District Court, District of New Hampshire; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; 1984, U.S. Supreme Court; 1990, U.S. Claims Court. Education: St. Anselm College (B.A., 1973); Franklin Pierce Law Center (J.D., 1977). Trustee, Nashua Public Library, 1996. Member: Nashua (President, 2004-2005) and New Hampshire Bar Associations. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Commercial Torts; Business Litigation; Construction Litigation; Loan Workouts; Environmental Dispute Resolution; Environmental Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Probate Litigation.Email: David K. Pinsonneault
J. Bradford Westgate (Partner) born Plymouth, Massachusetts, February 6, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Massachusetts; 1979, New Hampshire and U.S. District Court, Districts of New Hampshire and Massachusetts; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Boston University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1975; LL.M., 1983); Suffolk University (J.D., cum laude, 1978). Member: Nashua and New Hampshire Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Development; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Residential Real Estate Development; Commercial Real Estate Development; Real Estate Partnerships; Real Estate Joint Ventures; Condominium Law; Condominium Development; Condominium Timeshares; Commercial Lending; Business Law; Business Development; Commercial Real Estate Contracts; Business Dissolutions; Closely Held Business Law; Real Estate Title Insurance.Email: J. Bradford Westgate
Peter G. Webb (Partner) born Orange, New Jersey, April 21, 1952; admitted to bar, 1979, New Hampshire and U.S. District Court, District of New Hampshire. Education: Amherst College (B.A., cum laude, 1974); Franklin Pierce Law Center (J.D., 1979). Moderator, Town of Brookline and Brookline School District, 2006. Member, 1983-1987 and Chairman, 1985-1987, Board of Selectmen, Brookline, New Hampshire. Chairman, Planning Board, Brookline, New Hampshire, 1991-1993. President, Milford Rotary Club, 1996-1997. Member: Nashua and New Hampshire Bar Associations; New Hampshire Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Plaintiffs Personal Injury; Accidents; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Motor Vehicle Accidents and Injuries; Truck Accidents; Motorcycle Accidents; Wrongful Death; Bodily Injury; Head Injury; Spinal Injury; Slip and Fall; Pedestrian Injuries; Dog Bites; Worker's Compensation; Divorce.Email: Peter G. Webb
Gary A. Braun (Partner) born Boston, Massachusetts, April 25, 1959; admitted to bar, 1989, New Hampshire and U.S. District Court, District of New Hampshire. Education: Keene State College; Colorado College (B.A., 1982); Boston University (J.D., 1988). Member, Board of Directors, 1992-2006 and Vice President, 1999-2000, President, 1995-1996 and 2001-2002, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Greater Nashua, Inc.; Director, Past Secretary & President, Community Associations Institute-NH, 2005-present. Member: Nashua (Secretary, 1997-2004) and New Hampshire Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Condominium Law; Condominium Association Law; Manufactured Housing Law; Property Management; Landlord and Tenant Law; Evictions; Collections; Commercial Loans; Personal Injury; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Slip and Fall.Email: Gary A. Braun
Kent M. Barker (Partner) born Rochester, New Hampshire, December 10, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, New Hampshire and US District Court, New Hampshire. Education: College of the Holy Cross (B.A., 1982); Franklin Pierce Law Center (J.D., 1985). Member: Bar Association of Nashua; State Bar of New Hampshire; American Bar Association; New Hampshire Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; New Hampshire Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Criminal Defense; DUI/DWI; Felonies; Sex Crimes; Personal Injury; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Motorcycle Accidents; Slip and Fall; Wrongful Death; Divorce; Entertainment Law.Email: Kent M. Barker
OF COUNSEL
John V. Dwyer, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Boston, Massachusetts, 1946; admitted to bar, 1974, New Hampshire and U.S. District Court, District of New Hampshire; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Boston College (A.B., cum laude, 1968); Duke University (J.D., 1974). Order of the Coif. Trustee, 1986-1996 and 1998 (Chair, 2000-2003), Southern New Hampshire Medical Center. Member, Governor's Judicial Selection Commission, 2000-2002. Member: Nashua (President, 1995-1996), New Hampshire (Recipient, President's Award for Service to the Public) and American Bar Associations. [With U.S. Army, 1969-1971]. Practice Areas: Environmental Liability; Environmental Litigation; Gas Pollution; Oil Pollution; Groundwater Contamination; Environmental Cleanup; Property Remediation; Environmental Cost Recovery; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury; Professional Negligence.Email: John V. Dwyer, Jr.
ASSOCIATE
Brian C. Kelly (Associate) born Lowell, Massachusetts, October 9, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, New Hampshire and U.S. District Court, District of New Hampshire; 1998, Massachusetts. Education: St. Michael's College (B.A., 1994); Franklin Pierce Law Center (J.D., 1997). Member, Board of Directors and President, 2004-2007, Nashua Youth Council; Advisory Board, St. Christopher Parish School, 2005. Member: Nashua and New Hampshire Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Wills; Living Wills; Powers of Attorney; Trusts and Estates; Estate Planning; Trust Planning; Probate; Probate Administration; Probate Litigation; Estate Administration; Contested Wills; Inheritance; Real Estate; General Practice.Email: Brian C. Kelly