Elizabeth J. Bedsole
Associate(603) 206-7205 ebedsole@wadleighlaw.comElizabeth joined Wadleigh in 2025. Before that, she represented indigent clients as a Rule 36 Student Attorney through the UNH Law Criminal Practice Clinic. Elizabeth was also a summer associate at the firm in 2024. She...
Stephen M. Bennett
Stephen M. Bennett Of Counsel(603) 206-7283sbennett@wadleighlaw.comSteve has extensive experience in municipal law, employment and labor law, planning and zoning and school and special education law, having served as counsel for the City of Nashua for 17 years. He is...
Catherine C. Bousquet
Catherine C. Bousquet Member(603) 206-7202cbousquet@wadleighlaw.comCatherine’s practice focuses on the defense of health care professionals and institutions in medical malpractice litigation. Prior to joining the firm in 2022, Catherine spent over two years in private...
Donna J. Brown
Member(603) 206-7234 dbrown@wadleighlaw.comDonna is one of New Hampshire’s most experienced and respected trial attorneys. In her 29 years of practice she has been lead counsel in some of the most high profile cases in this state. She has tried over 150 jury trials...
Alysia M. Cassotis
Member(603) 206-7284 acassotis@wadleighlaw.comAlysia’s practice focuses on the defense of health care professionals and institutions in medical malpractice litigation. Prior to joining the firm in 2016, Alysia spent nearly ten years as a prosecutor for Strafford...
Tierney M. Chadwick
Member(603) 206-7219 tchadwick@wadleighlaw.comTierney’s practice covers a broad spectrum of litigation areas including medical malpractice defense, product liability, toxic tort litigation, legal malpractice and construction defect litigation. She also has experience...
Charles F. Cleary
Member(603) 206-7207 ccleary@wadleighlaw.comCharlie’s practice is in the areas of real estate, commercial lending and loan workout for lenders. His experience includes real estate development, leasing, condominium issues, bankruptcy and perfecting and enforcing...
Josh S. DeYoung
Associate(603) 206-7222 jdeyoung@wadleighlaw.comJosh is a 2023 graduate of Boston College Law School. Prior to joining Wadleigh, Josh interned at the Office of the New Hampshire Attorney General in the Criminal Justice Bureau and during law school he remotely...
Craig S. Donais
Member(603) 206-7296 cdonais@wadleighlaw.comCraig Donais represents businesses, institutions, municipalities and individuals. His experience over twenty years, first as a law clerk to Justices Sherman D. Horton and William R. Johnson at the New Hampshire Supreme...
Joseph J. Dumais
(603) 206-7221jdumais@wadleighlaw.comJoe joined the firm in 2023. Prior to joining the firm, Joe was a legal resident with Justice Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi at the New Hampshire Supreme Court as well as a legal resident with Judge David D. King in the Trust Docket of...
Michael G. Eaton
Member(603) 206-7292 meaton@wadleighlaw.comMike’s practice focuses on appeals of both civil and criminal matters, civil litigation, post- conviction litigation, and criminal defense. Mike has handled a broad range of civil matters, although much of his civil practice...
Dean B. Eggert
Member(603) 206-7209 deggert@wadleighlaw.comDean has extensive experience representing school districts throughout the state in matters involving general school law and federal special education law. He is also an AV-rated jury trial lawyer with trial experience in...
Elizabeth E. Ewing
Member(603) 206-7286 eewing@wadleighlaw.comElizabeth E. Ewing joined Wadleigh, Starr & Peters in 2017. Elizabeth's practice focuses on complex civil litigation encompassing a wide range of subject areas, including professional malpractice, employment, education,...
John B. FitzGerald, III
Member(603) 206-7278 jfitzgerald@wadleighlaw.comBefore entering private practice, John served as a Workers’ Compensation Hearings Officer at the New Hampshire Department of Labor, gaining deep insight into the complexities of workers’ compensation cases. He is a...
Christine A. Gordon
Member(603) 206-7214 cgordon@wadleighlaw.comTESTIMONIAL Christine’s practice is focused exclusively on domestic relations matters. She is a tenacious and passionate litigator whose extensive trial skills, honed before judges and juries throughout New Hampshire, are...
Gavin E. Gray
Associate(603) 206-7241 ggray@wadleighlaw.comGavin joined the firm in 2024. Before joining the firm, he was a summer associate at a Boston based law firm, and a summer associate at Wadleigh in 2023. Gavin graduated summa cum laude from the University of New Hampshire...
Todd J. Hathaway
Member(603) 206-7216 thathaway@wadleighlaw.comTodd defends health care providers and others in personal injury litigation. He is the 2023 and 2020 Lawyer of the Year for Best Lawyers - Manchester for medical malpractice defense, and 2023 Lawyer of the Year for Best...
Sheliah M. Kaufold
Member(603) 206-7255 skaufold@wadleighlaw.comWith over three decades of legal experience, Sheliah brings an impressive depth of knowledge and expertise to our team. Her practice areas include estate and trust planning, probate and trust administration, special needs...
Molly Lynch
Associate(603) 206-7268mlynch@wadleighlaw.comPrior to joining the firm, Molly was as an attorney for the State of New Hampshire for more than twelve years, specializing in government and administrative law. During law school, she spent a semester interning with the...
Christopher P. McGown
Member(603) 206-7215 cmcgown@wadleighlaw.comChris joined our team in 2014. Chris concentrates his practice on the defense of healthcare providers, healthcare institutions, and other professionals. Chris also represents clients in civil suits involving tort claims,...
Frank B. Mesmer, Jr.
Frank B. Mesmer, Jr. Of Counsel(603) 206-7274 fmesmer@wadleighlaw.comFrank earned his BA from the University of New Hampshire, cum laude, in 1975, and his Juris Doctor from the New England School of Law in 1978. He began his legal career as a NH attorney, first with a...
Alison M. Minutelli
Member(603) 206-7224 aminutelli@wadleighlaw.comAlison represents public school districts and public academies throughout New Hampshire. Her practice includes advising school districts on all aspects of the law, including but not limited to, general school law, special...
Michael R. Mortimer
Member(603) 206-7225 mmortimer@wadleighlaw.comMike practices primarily in the areas of Workers’ Compensation law and personal injury and civil litigation. He has tried several personal injury cases to conclusion before juries and has represented litigants before the...
Jeffrey D. Odland
Member(603) 206-7223 jodland@wadleighlaw.comJeff is a partner specializing in criminal defense, civil litigation and white-collar criminal defense. He practices in state and federal court. In addition to a busy trial practice, Jeff represents clients on appeal and...
Kathleen C. Peahl
Of Counsel(603) 206-7229 kpeahl@wadleighlaw.comKathleen represents both private and public sector employers, including counties, school districts, hospitals and healthcare providers, providing advice on a wide range of employment and personnel issues including hiring,...
Gregory G. Peters
Member(603) 206-7232 gpeters@wadleighlaw.comGreg specializes in the defense of hospitals, physicians and nurses in medical malpractice litigation. In addition to representing medical care providers throughout the state in medical negligence cases, he also consults...
Colette L. Polezonis
Associate(603) 206-7226 cpolezonis@wadleighlaw.comPrior to joining the firm, Colette gained valuable experience interning at a firm in Hartford, Connecticut, serving as an advocate with the Animal Law Clinic, and working as a summer associate with Wadleigh in 2024....
Eric Raymond
Associate(603) 206-7267 eraymond@wadleighlaw.comPrior to joining the firm, Eric served as a trial attorney with the New Hampshire Public Defender for more than nineteen years. During that time, he represented clients charged with the most serious felony offenses,...
William P. Reddington
Member(603) 206-7293 wreddington@wadleighlaw.comWill’s practice is in the areas of land use and zoning, municipal law, real estate, commercial lending, public finance, and corporate law. His experience includes real estate development, commercial leasing,...
Frank P. Spinella, Jr.
Member(603) 206-7277 fspinella@wadleighlaw.comFrank has been litigating commercial cases for over 40 years. Much of his practice is devoted to construction matters, where he regularly represents owners and developers, contractors, suppliers, sureties and lenders at...
Morgan G. Tanafon
Associate(603) 206-7252 mtanafon@wadleighlaw.comMorgan is an associate whose practice is focused on representing and advising clients in civil litigation and employment law. He has assisted a variety of clients from homeowners to governmental bodies to publicly traded...
Richard Thorner
Member(603) 206-7237 rthorner@wadleighlaw.comRichard’s practice focuses on Trusts and Estates, Probate Litigation, Family Law matters, Civil Litigation and Auction Law. He regularly counsels individuals with regard to estate planning and asset protection strategies...
Michael J. Tierney
Member(603) 206-7239 mtierney@wadleighlaw.comMichael represents clients in all types of civil litigation. He has litigated cases on behalf of both municipalities and land owners in land use cases, First Amendment, RLUIPA, Freedom of Information Act and New Hampshire...
Abby Tucker
Member(603) 206-7282 atucker@wadleighlaw.comAbby’s practice focuses on the defense of management in labor and employment disputes, and the defense of medical providers and others in personal injury litigation. She also represents municipalities and school districts in...
William C. Tucker
Member(603) 206-7200 btucker@wadleighlaw.comBill concentrates his practice on tax-exempt financing transactions, land use and zoning, and commercial real estate transactions. He has served as counsel to borrowers, purchasers, and issuers in connection with the...
Gretchen Wade Grimard
Associate(603) 206-7262 gwade@wadleighlaw.comGretchen joined the firm in 2021. Prior to joining the Wadleigh, Gretchen interned with Chief Judge, Landya McCafferty at the United States District Court, District of New Hampshire, the New Hampshire Department of Justice...