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I represent clients in all areas of criminal law including DWIs, assaults, domestic violence, sexual assault/consent, possession or sale of drugs, entrapment, racial profiling, false confessions, theft, motor vehicle offenses, juvenile charges, major crimes, sexual assaults and homicides.. I have 30 years of experience in criminal law which includes appearing in courts throughout the state, including federal district court.  I have been lead counsel in numerous high profile cases.. I also have have extensive experience in post-conviction work including motions to suspend sentences, sentence review hearings, motions for a new trial and claims of ineffective assistance of trial counsel as well as experience in prisoners' rights litigation.. I have helped clients who are suffering from mental health issues get the dignity and justice that they deserve.

In my practice, I generally work with individuals and small businesses to assist them with their business formation, operations, and transactions.  I also represent clients with their real estate and estate planning needs.  While my goal is to keep clients out of court, I also represent clients in civil litigation matters.

I represent clients in all types of criminal cases. In my 33 years of practice I have represented many clients in New Hampshire circuit courts, superior courts, the New Hampshire Supreme Court, Federal District Court and Federal Circuit Court. I have also represented clients in civil (medical malpractice, personal injury, real estate) and criminal matters in New York State. I have briefed and argued many cases at the New Hampshire Supreme Court and in the appellate courts of New York.

I provide services in the fields of family, criminal, foreclosure defense, social security appeals and consumer protection in New Hampshire and Maine. I provide a personal approach to a results oriented practice. My focus is reaching your goals as quickly and inexpensively as possible.

I have more than twenty years experience in a wide range of litigation matters before the federal, state and appellate courts, as well as the administrative tribunals, of Massachusetts.  I served as the primary litigator for a chapter 7 trustee and also represented debtors and creditors before the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts and the District of Rhode Island in chapter 7, 11 and 13 cases. My litigation experience has also encompassed the areas of insurance defense, personal injury, workers’ compensation and probate cases. My successes include moving highly contested plaintiff cases into mediation with six figure settlement results and arguing successfully before appellate courts and administrative forums.  I earned my Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree from Stonehill College in 1996, where I graduated magna cum laude, and Juris Doctor degree from Suffolk University Law School in 1999, where I graduated cum laude. I am admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the State of New Hampshire and the State of Rhode Island and the respective Divisions of the United States District Courts, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, and the Bankruptcy Appeals Panel.

I have been representing accident victims and injured workers for over 25 years. My interest in personal injury law began as a result of working as a registered nurse. As a trauma and ICU nurse, I witnessed the trauma that accident victims endured both physically and emotionally for extended periods of time. They often worried about their jobs and how they would pay their medical bills.. After practicing nursing in Massachusetts and New York, I returned to Vermont where my family had lived for many years and attended Vermont Law School. While there, I was offered an opportunity to work in Manchester, NH as a law intern and after graduation, as a practicing personal injury attorne. I  have lived and practiced law in Manchester, New Hampshire ever since. My husband, Jack Walsh, works in the newspaper industry and we have one daughter, Madeline, who is currently attending graduate school at Boston College.. In my free time, I have served on the board of the American Association of Nurse Attorneys, where I was past president, and also on the board of Mount. St. Mary Academy in Manchester. I also have been an active member of the Franco-American Association where I study conversational French.

I have been practicing trial law since 1981. I grew up in New Boston, New Hampshire, where I still live with my husband and 4 children. I graduated from Goffstown High School, attended Smith and Dartmouth Colleges, and was admitted to the New Hampshire Bar after graduating from the University of Pennsylvania law school. I joined my father, David L. Nixon, in the practice that was then known as Brown and Nixon and is now known as Nixon, Vogelman, Barry, Slawsky & Simoneau. I believe that as lawyers, we owe our clients representation not just in court, but also in the community and in the political process. As a member of the New Hampshire Legislature in the 80's, and during the entire time I have been practicing, as a leader in the New Hampshire and American Associations of Justice, I have advocated for the rights of consumers, workers, and people injured by the negligence of others. One of the activities of which I am most proud is my pro bono representation of the family of a man killed on 9/11, when one of the planes crashed into his office building. As a result of my representation, their award from the Victims' Compensation Fund was increased substantially.  My leadership positions have included President of the New Hampshire Trial Lawyers' Association, and member of the Board of Governors of the American Association of Justice. In my practice I concentrate in medical negligence, workers' compensation, and employment law, but I have been invited to speak and have represented clients in all areas of injury and discrimination law.

I have been practicing law in Manchester, Tennessee since 1989 when I graduated from UT College of Law. I am admitted to practice before the US Supreme Court; US Court of Appeals ,6th Circuit; US District Court, Middle, Eastern and Western Divisions;  and Trial and Appellate Courts of Tennessee.. My husband, Philip and I have been married for 26 years. He is a fourth generation farmer. We raise corn and soybeans. Our son, Forrest is a Junior at UT-Knoxville and our son, Hence is a freshman in high school.. I enjoy collecting antiques, flower and vegetable gardening, reading, and cooking. I also enjoy participating in my sons' extracurricular activities which include public speaking and competition grilling.

I have been an attorney since 1991. Prior to that, I started my career in management consulting. As an attorney, my goal is to help individuals and families plan for the future in a way that will allow them to achieve their goals and avoid crises and difficult transitions.Our office is located in downtown Manchester, NH at 40 Stark Street, in the INEX building, between Stark and Market Streets, adjacent to City Hall Annex. Our office staff is available to assist you with all your Estate Planning, Trusts, and Elder Law needs Monday through Friday, 9-5, as well as by appointment.. Specialties:Estate Planning, Elder Law, Trusts, and Probate Administration. Providing personalized and compassionate service to clients with their Trusts, Estates and Elder Law needs.

I earned my JD from the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law, where I participated in the prestigious Daniel Webster Scholars program. My practice focuses on workers' compensation matters and personal injury, including select medical malpractice claims. I am admitted to practice in New Hampshire federal and state courts.

I am an avid traveler, adventure seeker, and book devourer. I pride myself on my ability to complete work efficiently and effectively from anywhere in the world.

I am an attorney in private practice in Manchester, Tennessee.  I have practiced law in Tennessee for 17 years.  The focus of my practice is exclusively litigation with an emphasis on divorce and personal injury litigation.  In addition, I am an advocate on behalf of individuals charged with crimes on both state and federal levels.

Heather represents injured individuals in a wide array of personal injury cases, including motor vehicle accidents, bicycle accidents, uninsured and underinsured motor vehicle accidents, wrongful death, workers’ compensation, medical malpractice, and vaccine injury cases.. Heather understands the multitude of issues facing injured clients, whether the injury occurred from someone else’s negligence, from a vaccine, or at work. She approaches each case with compassion and diligence. Your problem is her problem. Heather has extensive experience fighting for her clients in New Hampshire’s state and federal trial courts, the New Hampshire Department of Labor, and the New Hampshire Supreme Court. She is admitted to the United States Court of Federal Claims and represents individuals injured by vaccines in the highly specialized Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.

Heather M. Sekella is the founding member and managing partner of Sekella Law in Manchester NH and has over 20 years of experience in divorce and family law.   Prior to founding the law firm, Attorney Sekella practiced family law as a partner in a growing firm with four other attorneys and seven support staff, at Clark & Sekella.  Attorney Sekella decided to "get back to basics" and opened SekellaLaw in 2007 with a goal of providing quality family law legal services in a boutique office setting focusing primarily on family law cases.  SekellaLaw provides its clients with quality legal representation in all aspects of family law including complex divorce matters for those with business interests, multiple properties, alimony, contested parenting issues, relocation matters, child support, contempts and modifications of prior orders.

Family Law New Hampshire is a distinctive Manchester, New Hampshire-based family law practice dedicated to helping clients achieve the best financial and custody outcomes in their divorce, parenting, and other family law matters.  Attorney Edrea M. Grabler is a respected Manchester divorce lawyer serving clients in Manchester, Nashua, Concord, and across the state of New Hampshire. Attorney Grabler specializes in helping parents secure the best custody outcome and way of life for their children and assisting clients without children secure the home, property, financial assets, and retirement funds they are entitled to.. Divorce is never easy.  It comes with many difficult emotions and decisions.  With your children, your house, your property, your retirement assets, and your way of life at stake, Family Law New Hampshire helps you navigate this difficult transition by delivering hands-on, personalized care that other larger, conventional law firms cannot match.  Attorney Edrea M. Grabler only takes on a select number of clients because she is truly committed to understanding your unique situation and helping you achieve the best possible outcome. By understanding your objectives and helping you separate your emotions from your goals, Attorney Grabler will walk you step-by-step through your family law matter – whether it is divorce, alimony, custody, child support, guardianship, termination of parental rights, or adoption – keeping you intimately connected to your case and confident in your outcome.. If you are thinking about divorce or if you are actively looking to get court papers filed, Attorney Edrea M. Grabler can discuss with you strategies to achieve the best possible outcome for you. Quite often, clients seek out Attorney Grabler because they’ve already gotten divorced, but the terms of the divorce are not being upheld or respected or they just aren’t working. If you are divorced but the Final Divorce Decree or Parenting Plan has become unworkable, Attorney Grabler can discuss with you how to make modifications to help you and your family attain the way of life you deserve. If you are unmarried but your relationship with your kids’ dad or mom has ended, Attorney Grabler can help guide you so that you achieve the best outcome for your children – and the child support to which they are entitled. If you need to secure a guardianship over a child or an adult, file to terminate parental rights, or file for adoption, Attorney Grabler will assist you in getting the result you seek.. How is Edrea M. Grabler different from other divorce lawyers in Manchester, New Hampshire?. She just does family law – working with spouses who don’t have kids to help get them the real estate, investments, and retirement assets they’ll need for their future; working with husbands and wives with children to help them secure the home, property, and retirement assets their family will need; and working with unmarried parents to ensure they get the best custody outcome for their sons and daughters. No matter your situation, whether you have children or not, whether your relationship was long or short-term, whether you have significant financial assets or not, whether you are in a same-sex or opposite-sex marriage, Family Law New Hampshire can help you strategize how to achieve your best possible resolution.. If you are committed to achieving the best outcome for you and your family, are thinking about getting a divorce or obtaining court orders in a family law matter, are ready to file court papers, or need to modify the terms of your divorce or parenting order, please call Edrea M. Grabler at or e-mail her at for a confidential consultation. All initial consultations are free, as Attorney Grabler will only take on the clients she can truly help. If your case is not the right fit for Family Law New Hampshire, Attorney Grabler will refer you to a firm that can help.. With twenty years experience practicing law in New Hampshire and Massachusetts, Attorney Edrea M. Grabler received a B.A. from the State University of New York at Stony Brook, a Master's Degree from Boston University, and a law degree from Boston College Law School.

Experience when you need it most. Since 1984 I have been representing and protecting accused persons from the enormous power of the government. My practice includes the representation of accused persons in federal and state courts on every type of criminal charge. I have also been privileged to serve the legal profession. I was president of the New Hampshire Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NHACDL) for six years. I continue to serve on the Board of Directors for NHACDL. I also served on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) for six years. I continue to serve NACDL as the Chair or Co-Chair of several NACDL committees.

Born and raised in New Hampshire, I've been practicing since 1986 and joined the firm in 2006, becoming a partner in 2007.  As a native of New Hampshire, I'm very familiar with the local community.  In addition to a statewide New Hampshire practice in District, Family and Superior Courts, I am licensed in the United States District Court of New Hampshire, and have been a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association since September of 1994.  I am a member of the American Bar Association, the Manchester NH Bar Association and the New Hampshire Association for Justice as well as being a certified Superior Court Mediator.  I concentrate my practice in Worker’s Compensation, Family Law, Personal Injury and Social Security Disability claims.  With his years of experience, I head the firm’s Family Law Department.  I will continue my commitment to offer quality legal services to provide clients prompt, courteous and aggressive, yet professional, representation, maintaining high standards to ensure each client receives the attention and representation their individual matter require and deserve.

Attorney Ward is the founder and managing partner of Ward Law Group, PLLC and his areas of concentration are Personal Injury, Workers’ Compensation, and Social Security Disability claims. Prior to founding Ward Law Group, PLLC, he was the managing partner of a Personal Injury and insurance defense firm. Seeking to limit his practice to represent only injury victims, Ward Law Group, PLLC was formed to concentrate exclusively on helping injured parties receive the compensation they deserve.. John graduated Cum Laude from UNH, majoring in Political Science, and went on to law school at the Franklin Pierce Law Center, now UNH School of Law, where he was selected to participate in the Daniel Webster Honors Program.. Attorney Ward is currently a member of the New Hampshire Bar Association, the New Hampshire Bar Association's Legal Committee, New Hampshire Association for Justice, the National Organization of Social Security Claimant’s Representatives, and the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. He also serves on the board of directors for the North Manchester Hooksett Little League and is a Trustee for the Polaris Charter School and for the Town of Hooksett, NH. He is the former Chair of the NHBA's Workers’ Compensation Section, former President of the NHBA's Workers' Compensation Section, former Vice President of the NHBA's Workers' Compensation Section, and former member of the NHBA's New Lawyers Committee. Attorney Ward regularly appears in courts throughout New Hampshire and before the NH Department of Labor and the Social Security Administration.. He was selected by the National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys as one of the top ten Personal Injury attorneys under 40 in New Hampshire. In 2022, he was named in the New Hampshire Union Leaders Top 40 under 40, where they recognize the state’s most influential young professionals. From 2014-2021, Attorney Ward was continuously named by the National Trial Lawyers Association as a Top 40 Under 40 civil plaintiff attorney. In 2019, 2020, and 2021, he was awarded the Client's Choice Award by AVVO. He has also been featured in Super Lawyers Magazine for nine consecutive years, from 2015 - 2023, as a rising star in the fields of Personal Injury and Workers’ Compensation law. He regularly speaks at seminars for other attorneys regarding these topics.. Attorney Ward is a lifelong New Hampshire resident and is active in community activities. In addition to spending time with his family, he is an avid sports fan and enjoys attending UNH hockey and football games. He also coaches youth baseball and flag football. He currently lives in southern NH with his wife and three children.. Attorney Ward concentrates in the areas of personal injury and workers’ compensation. He was selected by the National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys as one of the top ten personal injury attorneys under 40 in New Hampshire. Attorney Ward has continuously been named by the National Trial Lawyers Association as a top 40 under 40 civil plaintiff attorney. In 2019 and 2020, he has been awarded the Client’s Choice Award by AVVO. He also has been featured in Super Lawyers Magazine for six consecutive years as a rising star in the area of personal injury and workers’ compensation law. He also regularly speaks at seminars for other attorneys regarding these topics.. Attorney Ward is a lifelong New Hampshire resident and is active in community activities. In addition to spending time with his family, he is an avid sports fan and enjoys attending UNH hockey and football games. He also coaches youth baseball and flag football. He currently lives in southern NH with his wife and three children.

Attorney Smith is the Senior Associate Attorney at Ward Law Group, PLLC and concentrates his practice on the area of Workers’ Compensation law. He previously worked as an associate attorney at Paul English Law, a general practice law firm in Manchester, NH. After practicing both Family and Workers’ Compensation law, he now seeks to focus on advocating and representing injured employees.Attorney Smith graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 2009, receiving a dual bachelor’s degree in Justice Studies and English/Journalism. He then went on to law school at the University of New Hampshire School of Law and graduated with a Juris Doctorate in 2013. While in law school, Attorney Smith interned as a private investigator and Rule 36 Attorney with the New Hampshire Public Defender, mediated small claims cases in the Concord District Court, and did a full-time legal residency at Normand Higham in Manchester.Attorney Smith is a current member of the New Hampshire Bar Association and their Lawyer Referral Service along with previously serving on the Board of Trustees for Kreiva Academy. He regularly appears in Concord at the New Hampshire Department of Labor as well as before the Compensation Appeals Board for Workers’ Compensation hearings.In 2021, Attorney Smith was selected by Super Lawyers Magazine as one of New Hampshire’s Rising Stars in the legal field – an award given in recognition of professional achievement and is earned annually by less than 2.5 percent of qualified attorneys from each state. He is also recognized in the fields of Workers’ Compensation and has been selected by the National Trial Lawyers Association as a Top 40 Under 40 Civil Plaintiff Attorney for four consecutive years .Attorney Smith is a lifelong resident of New Hampshire and currently lives in the Manchester area. He is an avid New England sports fan and enjoys playing softball, disc golf, and spending time with his family.

Attorney Sheridan is a partner at Diana, Conti & Tunila, LLP and his principal areas of practice include family law, criminal defense, residential and commercial real estate transactions, foreclosures, business and commercial law, landlord and tenant disputes, will and probate matters, and civil litigation. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from the University of Connecticut. He graduated from Massachusetts School of Law and was admitted to the Connecticut Bar within the same year. Attorney Sheridan is also admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut and is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, Hartford County Bar Association, and Manchester Bar Association.

Attorney Shaunna L. Browne. Attorney Shaunna L. Browne was born and raised in Manchester, New Hampshire. After graduating from Memorial High School she attended the University of New Hampshire in Durham and then transferred to Notre Dame College where she received her Bachelor's Degree in Paralegal Studies.. Attorney Browne's first law related employment opportunity occurred when she began working as a Court Assistant with the Hillsborough County Probate Court. She was then hired as a real estate paralegal for a national firm that concentrated in the areas of bankruptcy, foreclosure, and evictions.. In 1995, Attorney Browne graduated from Notre Dame College and began law school at New England School of Law, in Boston, Massachusetts. During her law school career, Attorney Browne worked as a family law paralegal for a sole practitioner who operates a successful family law practice in Manchester. After four years of working full time and commuting to Boston three evenings a week, Attorney Browne graduated and was subsequently admitted to the New Hampshire Bar.. Upon her admission to the New Hampshire Bar, Attorney Browne began practicing as an associate attorney, primarily in the area of family law. She has found that family law is a varied and dynamic area of practice. She is very aware of the emotionally charged atmosphere that family law matters create and is accustomed to dealing with a variety of minor and major "emergency" situations. She has litigated very complex and difficult divorce, custody and abuse and neglect matters and has strived to utilize her years of training and education to obtain the positive results every client deserves.. Almost immediately after becoming an attorney, Attorney Browne joined Keefe Law Offices as an associate attorney. In March of 2002, after approximately one and a half years with Keefe Law Offices, Attorney Browne proved her ability and dedication and was recognized by being made a partner in the firm of Keefe and Browne, P.A. While a partner with Keefe and Browne, P.A. Attorney Browne acted as co-counsel in criminal defense work for felony level crimes and personal injury matters. She has found that work in the criminal and personal injury areas of law has helped her to fine tune her skills as a trial attorney, which has greatly benefited her family law practice and clientele. On July 1, 2012, Attorney Browne opened the Law Office of Shaunna L. Browne, PLLC, where she continues to practice in the area of Family Law.. Attorney Browne is a member of the New Hampshire Bar Association, the American Bar Association and the Manchester Bar Association. She serves on the New Hampshire Bar Association's Cooperation with the Court committee, the Family Law Section's Rules Committee and on the Executive Committee for the Manchester Bar Association.. She currently resides in Hooksett, New Hampshire with her husband, Timothy Dwyer and is the step-mother to her husband's son. She values the time she spends with her family and she enjoys a wide variety of activities, which includes volunteer work, skiing, travel, boating, and reading. She brings a high level of enthusiasm, understanding and knowledge to the practice of family law and enjoys working with clients so as to make their foray into the legal arena as stress free as possible. She utilizes her skills and expertise to get the results that her clients desire and deserve.

Attorney Robert M. Moore practices in the areas of bankruptcy, debt settlement/negotiation, family law, estate planning, probate and corporate formation.. Attorney Moore is a graduate of the University of New Hampshire in Durham, New Hampshire as well as Western New England University School of Law where he earned his law degree. Attorney Moore is admitted to practice in the State of New Hampshire, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Hampshire as well as the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts.. In addition to being an active member of the Souhegan Valley Rotary Club and the Rotary Club of Merrimack Scholarship Board Inc., he is also a member of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (NACBA). Attorney Moore routinely has presented at workshops throughout New Hampshire and Massachusetts regarding debt reduction/elimination for individuals and small businesses.. For assistance, please contact Attorney Moore at or at

Attorney Michaila M. Oliveira is a graduate of the prestigious Daniel Webster Scholar program at the University of New Hampshire School of Law. During law school, Michaila served as a judicial intern with the New Hampshire Family Division in Manchester, a student attorney with the Consumer Protection and Civil Litigation Clinic, and an intern with her current firm. Michaila focuses her practice on all areas of personal injury law, particularly the civil representation of sexual assault survivors in claims against their abusers or the organizations which allowed the abuse to occur. She is admitted to practice in New Hampshire federal and state courts.. Michaila is the author of the November 2017 New Hampshire Bar News article “Negotiating Survivor Annuities in NH Divorces” and was the prevailing attorney in Case No. 2018-0167, In the Matter of Regina Gagne and Paul Gagne, a divorce matter which was appealed to the New Hampshire Supreme Court.. Michaila has also served as an adjunct faculty member with the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law where she taught legal writing and analysis to first-year law students. She is currently a member of the Board of Directors for the Manchester Bar Association, as well as the Treasurer of the New Hampshire Bar Association, in addition to her memberships with the New Hampshire Women’s Bar Association, the American Association for Justice, and the New Hampshire Association for Justice. She also serves as an adviser for the University of New Hampshire chapter of Kappa Delta Sorority.

Attorney Craig represents clients in District and Superior courts in the areas of Personal Injury and Criminal Law. Beginning his career as a prosecutor, Attorney Craig practiced Criminal Law in the New Hampshire Superior Court for 5 years before entering private practice. Attorney Craig graduated cum laude from Boston University School of Law and was born and raised in Manchester, NH.

Attorney Craig has been practicing law in the field of personal injury litigation in the Manchester New Hampshire area for 40 years. In 1965 he graduated from St. Anselm's College. In 1970 he graduated from Boston University Law School.. Attorney Craig is the youngest of ten children and comes from a family involved in injury law since 1929. His father, William Craig, attended Holy Cross College and Boston University Law School and started his practice in Manchester in 1929. Bill Craig's practice was general civil litigation, but primarily in personal injury and criminal defense. For the past 15 years or so, Tom Craig's practice has been exclusively in the area of plaintiffs' personal injury law.