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Peter Imse
Peter F. Imse

Peter F. Imse, a Member of Sulloway & Hollis, practices real estate, municipal, and corporate law with concentrations in zoning and land-use planning, title insurance, commercial finance, condominium law, tax-exempt municipal finance, and small business and non-profit organizations. He is the Chair of the firm’s Real Estate, Development and Environmental Group.

Mr. Imse joined the firm in 1977.

Practice Interests:
  • Real Estate
  • Municipal
  • Corporate
  • Title Insurance
  • Commercial Finance
  • Condominium Law
  • Tax-Exempt Municipal Finance
  • Small Business and Non-Profit
Education:
  • B.A., Lawrence University of Wisconsin, Magna Cum Laude
  • J.D., University of Michigan Law School
Admissions:
  • Admitted to the New Hampshire Bar Association in 1977
Career highlights:
  • Representation of:
    • The municipal owner of a 1,300 acre commercial landfill in connection with acquisition financing and operations
    • A developer of large scale retail centers
    • A “big box” retailer, in connection with Federal, State, and local land use permitting
    • A large non-profit organization in connection with operations, contracts and land use issues
    • A large municipality in connection with public-private partnership development projects
  • Served as an expert witness in New Hampshire courts in cases relating to real estate practice and legal ethics.
Honors:
  • Listed in Chambers USA since 2003
  • Ranked in Band 1 in the Chambers USA – 2010 list of “Leading Individuals (Real Estate) among New Hampshire Attorneys”
  • Listed in New England Super Lawyers since 2007, New Hampshire Business Review Top Lawyers in New Hampshire since 2004
  • Listed in The Best Lawyers in America since 2007
  • Received the New Hampshire Bar Association President’s Award for Distinguished Service in 1988
  • Received the Bow Rotary Club’s Community Service Award in 2005, and Rotary International’s Paul Harris Fellow Award
Community Involvement:
  • Member, William H. Gile Community Concert Trust Fund Selection Committee
  • Member, Past-Director, Past-President, Bow Rotary Club
  • Member and Treasurer, Freese Brothers Big Band
  • South Congregational Church, Concord, New Hampshire
  • Joy Spring Jazz Ensemble, South Congregational Church
  • Volunteer, South Congregational Church Winter Homeless Shelter
  • Past President, South Congregational Church Council
  • Member and Past Chair, Board of Deacons and Board of Christian Outreach, South Congregational Church
  • Former member, Building Committee and Re-Building Committee, South Congregational Church
  • Former member, Havenwood/Heritage Heights Medical Ethics Committee
Professional organizations and associations:
  • Former Chair and present member, New Hampshire Bar Association Ethics Committee
  • Served on New Hampshire Bar Committee charged with drafting and amending the New Hampshire Rules of Professional Conduct
  • Past Member and Chair, New Hampshire Bar Association’s Continuing Legal Education Committee
  • Past President and Member, Merrimack County Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
Elected and Appointed Offices:
  • Chair, New Hampshire Health and Education Facilities Authority
  • Town Moderator, Town of Bow, NH
  • Member, Board of Corporators of Merrimack Bancorp, MHC
  • Former Member and Chair, Town of Bow Planning Board