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Upton & Hatfield, LLP has provided legal services to people in New Hampshire since 1908. They practice family law, business law, and more.

Sabrina has over 14 years of experience as a litigation and bankruptcy attorney in New Hampshire and Florida.  Representing business and professional clients in court, she gained perspective and skills invaluable to her current transactional practice.  Sabrina works to help clients avoid unnecessary litigation by careful analysis and attention to detail from the onset.    Her shift to transactional matters derives from the satisfaction of learning about her client’s business operations, challenges and goals, and then developing legal strategies to help them succeed.. Sabrina also brings additional depth and experience to the firm’s bankruptcy and creditors’ rights practice.  She represents creditors in a wide range of matters such as restructure and forbearance agreements, stay relief motions and objections to plans.  Examples of the types of creditor clients Sabrina represents are lenders, landlords, financial institutions and trade creditors.  Sabrina also frequently serves as local counsel in bankruptcy cases.. Sabrina is originally from Philadelphia and spent several years in St. Petersburg, Florida before moving to New Hampshire.  She currently serves as Co-Chair of the ABA Section of Litigation Woman Advocate Committee and is a Founding Member and Secretary of the Federal Bar Association, New Hampshire Chapter.   She has a Martindale Hubbell AV rating.  Sabrina is a passionate champion of the non-profit organization Zebra Crossings, currently holding the position of Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors.  Sabrina is a member of the Leadership Seacoast Class of 2015.

Jim is a Partner at Shaheen & Gordon, P.A. and the Chair of its Criminal Defense Practice Group.. A native of Concord, New Hampshire, Jim brings substantial courtroom experience to Shaheen & Gordon’s litigation team, focusing his practice in the areas of criminal defense, white-collar defense, and DWI / DUI defense. He defends clients in a range of criminal cases throughout state and federal courts, often taking on difficult and well-publicized criminal cases. Through his straightforward and aggressive approach to courtroom work, Jim regularly earns victories for clients in matters large and small. He assists clients in mitigating the stigmatizing impact of criminal charges through effective negotiations and, when those negotiations reach an impasse, Jim tries his cases, regularly winning not-guilty verdicts after bench and jury trials. He has extensive trial experience in New Hampshire’s District and Superior Courts. He has successfully argued several appeals before the New Hampshire Supreme Court and the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. He defends major crimes and minor offenses, representing clients in cases involving homicide, vehicular homicide, assault, sexual assault, public integrity matters, computer crimes, drug possession and drug distribution, theft, pornography, impaired driving, and DWI / DUI, as well as a range of motor vehicle offenses.. Jim has been repeatedly recognized for his outstanding work as a criminal defense lawyer. Since 2015, Best Lawyers in America and New Hampshire Magazine have named Jim among the top attorneys in New Hampshire in the areas of General Criminal Defense, White-Collar Criminal Defense, and DUI / DWI Defense. In fact, he is the ONLY criminal defense attorney in New Hampshire named by Best Lawyers in all three of these criminal defense categories. Jim was named “Lawyer of the Year” five times: 2024 (Criminal Defense: General Practice), 2023 (Criminal Defense: White-Collar), 2022 (Criminal Defense: General Practice), 2020 (Criminal Defense: White-Collar), and 2018 (Criminal Defense: White-Collar). These unique distinctions are in addition to his several industry honors for his criminal defense and DUI / DWI work. He was named to the Super Lawyers Rising Star List in Criminal Defense from 2008-2014, a list that includes only 2.5 percent of lawyers in New Hampshire. In 2015, he was promoted to the Super Lawyers List in Criminal Defense, an honor that has repeated itself for 9 years, between 2015-2018 and 2020-2024. Only 5% of lawyers in New Hampshire qualify. AVVO gave Jim its highest rating, a 10.0.. Jim has been honored for his commitment to New Hampshire’s legal community. In 2024, the Mayor of the City of Concord named Jim to the City’s Board of Ethics. In 2010, Governor Lynch appointed him to the Judicial Selection Commission, which is responsible for interviewing, investigating, and recommending candidates to the Governor to fill state court judicial vacancies. In 2013, Governor Hassan promoted him to serve as the Co-Chair of the Judicial Selection Commission, making him responsible for managing the Commission, a position he occupied through 2016. In 2005, the Union Leader named him to its 40 Under 40 list – an annual collection of the State’s “young leaders” selected by the State’s only newspaper of statewide circulation.. Prior to joining the firm, Jim served for four years as an Assistant Attorney General in the Criminal Justice Bureau of the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office. As a prosecutor, he appeared in every Superior Court in New Hampshire, tried several white-collar, theft, and homicide cases, and routinely argued appellate cases before the New Hampshire Supreme Court. At the Attorney General’s Office, Jim was ultimately assigned to the Homicide Unit where he was one of five prosecutors responsible for the investigation and prosecution of all murder cases, statewide.. Jim began his legal career with the law firm of Testa, Hurwitz, and Thibeault in Boston, Massachusetts where he served in the litigation department and represented corporate clients in white-collar criminal matters, intellectual property disputes, and employment cases.

I grew up in the Nashua area and graduated from UNH and Suffolk Law School.. I have practiced law in Concord since 1999.

I graduated form The University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law in 2018. I also completed the Health Law and Policy Certificate Program. I am admitted to the NH Bar and NY Bar.. I am also a Board Certified Anesthesiologist licensed to practice Medicine in NH, NY, FL and CA.

Attorney Susan A. Lowry practices in the areas of criminal defense, personal injury, employment law, and municipal law with Upton & Hatfield, LLP of New Hampshire. She represents both plaintiffs and defendants in civil litigation.Attorney Lowry graduated from St. Olaf College with a B.A. in political science in 2002. She attended Vermont Law School and worked as a judicial extern for Justice Denise R. Johnson of the Vermont Supreme Court and Magistrate Judge Robert J. Johnston of the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada before graduating in 2008. Then, she worked in the New Hampshire Public Defender’s Office before starting in private practice.Attorney Lowry is the president of the Rockingham County Bar Association and a member of the Charles C. Doe Inns of Court, the New Hampshire Association for Criminal Defense Lawyers, and the New Hampshire Association for Justice.

Attorney Russel F. Hilliard primarily practices commercial litigation and insurance litigation. He also advises individuals, business, and municipalities with alternative dispute resolution. He has been a member of the Upton & Hatfield, LLP legal team since 1980.Attorney Hilliard is a member of American Bar Association House of Delegates, a past president of the New Hampshire Bar Association, a past chair of the New Hampshire Bar Foundation, a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, and a former president of the New England Bar Association (president 2012-2013). He is recognized as one of the best lawyers in the area by Chambers USA, America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, and The Best Lawyers in America. He has a Martindale-Hubbell AV rating. He is also a charter president of the Hopkinton Rotary Club, past chair of the New Hampshire Legislative Ethics Committee, and a past president of the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church.

Attorney John F. Teague brings his over 34 years of experience to the people of New Hampshire as a part of the Upton & Hatfield, LLP legal team. He represents municipalities, school boards, and school districts with legal issues such as negotiation, planning and zoning, inter-town relationships, and special education due process. He has represented clients in front of the Public Employee Labor Relations Board.Attorney Teague has been awarded by Chambers USA and The Best Lawyers in America. In 2008, New Hampshire Magazine recognized him as one of the top education law attorneys in the state.

Attorney Jeffrey R. Crocker practices primarily in the areas of estate planning, estate administration, wills, trusts, probate, elder law, business formation and succession planning, and real estate law.Outside of his legal practice, Attorney Crocker is heavily involved in professional organizations and his local community. He has worked with the New Hampshire Bar Association Ethics Committee, the New Hampshire Department of Employment Security Appellate Board, the Monadnock Community Hospital Board of Trustees, the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, the Monadnock Region Board, the Peterborough Planning Board and Economic Development Committee, and the Jewish Federation of New Hampshire Board of Directors. He has served as chair for several of those organizations. He won TEAM Jaffrey's Outstanding Community Volunteer Award in 2002. Attorney Crocker has a BV rating from Martindale-Hubbel.

Attorney Jeanne S. Saffan practices business & nonprofit law, employment law, and estate planning. She represents individuals, businesses, and nonprofit organizations, and primarily assists her clients with financially preparing for the future through estate planning and succession planning. Additionally, she assists employers with investigations and other legal matters. She is licensed to practice law in New York, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire, where she works for Upton & Hatfield, LLP.Attorney Saffan is involved with several legal organizations, such as the New Hampshire Estate Planning Council, the Massachusetts Bar Association, the Probate and Property Section of the American Bar Association, the New Hampshire Women’s Bar Association, the Society of Human Resource Management, the Association of Workplace Investigators, and the New Hampshire Bar Association, of which she is a former chair of their Trusts and Estates section.

Attorney Charles W. Grau has over 35 years of experience in the practice of business law, employment law, and insurance law. Currently, he is a member of the Upton & Hatfield, LLP legal team in New Hampshire. In his representation of businesses, he assists with matters such as dispute resolution, trade practices, employment matters, non-compete agreements, and breaches of fiduciary duty. He practices insurance law matters such as product liability, property liability, and construction claims. Additionally, he assists schools and municipalities with employment law matters and labor disputes.Attorney Grau’s past experience includes working as the Assistant Attorney General and Chief of the Consumer Protection and Antitrust Division. He has served as a member and Chair of the Bedford School Board.Attorney Grau has received awards from Super Lawyers and The Best Lawyers in America. He was honored as Woodward and White’s 2015 Insurance Lawyer of the Year for Concord.

Attorney Barton L. Mayer represents municipalities across New Hampshire as part of the Upton & Hatfield, LLP legal team. He assists his clients with matters such as land use development, real estate taxation, government administration, highways, civil litigation, trusts, eminent domain, and finance. He has experience with the New Hampshire Supreme Court, having appeared before the Court over 35 times.In the past, Attorney Mayer served as legal counsel to the New Hampshire Municipal Association. He is a former member of the Legislative Committee for the Recodification of Zoning and Planning Statutes. He frequently speaks for the New Hampshire Bar Association, Governor’s Office on Energy and Planning, and the Local Government Center, and is the author of the New Hampshire Roads and Highways Manual.Attorney Mayer has been awarded by Super Lawyers and The Best Lawyers in America. He has a BV rating from Martindale-Hubbell.

As a member of the Upton & Hatfield, LLP legal team, Attorney Thomas W. Morse helps the people of New Hampshire with legal matters such as estate planning, wills, trusts, probate administration, and elder law. He has served on the board of the New Hampshire Centennial Home for the Aged. He has also worked with organizations such as the Eleanor Haller Animal Welfare Fund, Ragged Mountain Fish & Game Club, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, and the Concord Rotary Club, of which he is the foundation co-chair.Attorney Morse is a Concord, NH native. He graduated from Amherst College before earning his law degree from the University of Maine School of Law. Attorney Morse served as a Congressional Correspondent for an Army Air Defense Command in Kaiserslautern, West Germany.

Experienced L attorney serving clients in Concord and surrounding areas.

Experienced L attorney serving clients in Concord and surrounding areas.

Experienced L attorney serving clients in Concord and surrounding areas.

Experienced L attorney serving clients in Concord and surrounding areas.

Experienced L attorney serving clients in Concord and surrounding areas.

Experienced L attorney serving clients in Concord and surrounding areas.

Experienced L attorney serving clients in Concord and surrounding areas.

Experienced L attorney serving clients in Concord and surrounding areas.