Peter F. Imse

Senior Counsel

F: 603-223-2991

Concord, NH

Peter F. Imse practices real estate and business law with concentrations in zoning and land-use planning, title insurance, commercial finance, condominium law, tax-exempt and historic tax credit financings, and small business and non-profit organizations. He is the former Chair of the Firm’s Real Estate, Development and Environmental Practice Group.

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 in multiple locations

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

A major New Hampshire institutional investor investing in multiple historic building rehabilitation projects throughout the U.S.

Has served as an expert witness in New Hampshire courts in cases relating to real estate practice and legal ethics.

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Year Joined Firm

1977

Areas of Practice

Real Estate

Business & Corporate

Bar Admissions

New Hampshire, 1977

Education

University of Michigan Law School at Ann Arbor, J.D., 1977

Lawrence University of Wisconsin, B.A. magna cum laude, 1974

Honors & Awards

Listed in Chambers USA since 2003

Ranked in Band 1 in the Chambers USA – 2013 list of “Leading Individuals (Real Estate) among New Hampshire Attorneys”

Listed in New England Super Lawyers from 2007 – 2014, 2017, 2018 New Hampshire Business Review Top Lawyers in New Hampshire from 2004

Listed in The Best Lawyers in America^® since 2007; Lawyer of the Year for Real Estate Law, 2017

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

Rotary International’s Paul Harris Fellow Award

News & Thought Leadership

Sulloway Attorneys Selected 2023 Best Lawyers, “Ones to Watch” & Lawyer of the Year

Changes to the NH Condominium Act are Significant

Sulloway Attorneys Selected 2022 Best Lawyers, Ones to Watch and Lawyer of the Year

Peter Imse Reappointed to HEFA Board for a Record 9th Term

Peter Imse Receives New Generations Service Award

Published Works

New Concord Impact Fee Ordinance

New Standard for Zoning Variances

Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute Issues in Healthcare Facility Leasing (2)

Sutton v. Town of Gilford: New Hampshire Supreme Court’s Holding May Have Chilling Effect on Relationships Between Landowners and Towns

Tax Exempt Organizations: Limits On Executive Compensation

Classes / Seminars

Keynote Speaker at the Paralegal Association of New Hampshire Meeting

Presenter, Old Republic National Title Insurance Company

Presenter, First American Title Insurance Company

Presenter for the New Hampshire Bar Association

Professional Associations

New Hampshire Bar Association Ethics Committee, Former Chair

New Hampshire Bar Association’s Continuing Legal Education Committee, Past Member and Chair

American Bar Association, Member

New Hampshire Bar Committee (charged with drafting and amending the New Hampshire Rules of Professional Conduct)

New Hampshire Bar Association, 1977

Community Activities & Hobbies

Member, William H. Gile Community Concert Trust Fund Selection Committee

Member and Treasurer, Freese Brothers Big Band

Member, Past-Director, Past-President, Bow Rotary Club

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

New Hampshire Health and Education Facilities Authority, Chairman of the Board of Directors

Town of Bow, NH, Town Moderator

New Hampshire Mutual Bancorp, Member of Board of Corporators

Town of Bow Planning Board, Former Member and Chair