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Education:

• Skidmore College (BA, 1982) Phi Beta Kappa, Cum Laude
• Suffolk University Law School (JD, Cum Laude, 1985)
• Phi Delta Phi

Admitted to Bar:

• Massachusetts 1985
• New Hampshire 1987
• U S District Court for District of New Hampshire 1987
• U S District Court for District of Massachusetts 1985
• First Circuit of Appeals Court 1985

Honors:

• Suffolk University, graduated in top ten percent of class
• Preeminent A/V rating by Martindale-Hubbell, Highest Possible Rating in Legal Ability and Ethical Standards
• Top Lawyers 2011 - NH Magazine  

PRACTICE Areas:

• Litigation
• Personal Injury
• Family Law
• Medical-Legal
• Products Liability
• Employment Law
• Insurance Law
• Eminent Domain

Professional Experience:

Professional Activities:

• New Hampshire Bar Association (Member, Board of Governors 2000-2002)
• The New Hampshire of Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors 1991-1997) (n/k/a NH Association for Justice) 
• Member and past Strafford County Representative on Board of Governors, N H Woman's Bar Association
• Member - New Hampshire Bar Association
• Volunteer-NHBA LawLine Coordinator, Pro Bono Marathon Host, Volunteer "Judge"-NH "We The People" Competition

Professional Associations:

• New Hampshire Bar Assoc.
• Strafford County Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• New Hampshire Trial Lawyers Association (n/k/a NH Association for Justice) 
• New Hampshire Woman's Bar Association
• The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (n/k/a American Association for Justice) 
• Member Charles C. Doe Inns of Court

Community Involvement:

• Board of Directors-Dover Children's Center (f/k/a Dover Day Care & Learning Center),

Notable Cases:

Numerous significant verdicts and settlements, including a small sampling of which are:

Soraghan v. Cranmore

Brown v. John Hancock

Turner v. St. Paul Property & Liability Ins. Co.

Price v. BIC Corporation

Acadia Insurance Co. v. Michael McNeil

Unsworth v. School Administrative 56

Community:

Town of Greenland School Board - Elected March 2002 - 2011. Past Chairperson of Greenland School Board (2004-05 Term)