Litigation Department Chair: Peter A. Meyer
Business Litigation Leader: Irvin D. Gordon

Our trial attorneys have a proven record of success and appear regularly before state and federal courts and administrative agencies. We handle a wide range of litigation. We know how to prepare a case efficiently and effectively. Where appropriate, we use the most up-to-date litigation technology to manage discovery and case presentation. We have substantial appellate experience before the New Hampshire Supreme Court and the First Circuit.

We also know how to settle matters, both before and after litigation has been brought, on a cost-effective and confidential basis. We bring our experience to bear to resolve matters through arbitration, mediation, and other forms of alternate dispute resolution.

Examples of matters we handle include:

• Medical malpractice defense and physician/hospital advocacy
• Health-care administrative proceedings and contract disputes
• Employment disputes, including ERISA,  non-compete, discrimination, and sexual harassment claims
• School law
• Product liability
• Bankruptcy proceedings
• Federal, state, and municipal environmental proceedings
• Professional liability
• Insurance coverage and defense
• Construction disputes and construction bond claims
• Real estate and land-use litigation, eminent domain/condemnation and regulatory takings, and tax abatement/exemption claims
• Surety and Probate bond litigation
• Probate litigation
• Domestic relations
• Internal corporate, partnership, and limited liability disputes
• Stockholder and derivative actions
• Breach of contract disputes, seeking monetary damages and/or injunctive relief
• Antitrust and unfair and deceptive trade practices claims
• Securities litigation and arbitrations
• Banker and Lender Liability dispute
• Public utility regulatory proceedings