Firm: Shaheen & Gordon, P.A.
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense
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.
Contact: +1 (603) 931-4162
Firm: Law Office of James Ball
P.O. Box 2993 , Concord , New Hampshire 03229
Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation
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Firm: Bianco Professional Association
Practice Areas: Adoption
Attorney Jim Bianco founded Bianco Professional Association, located in Concord, NH, in 1981. Bianco Professional Association recognizes that all three branches of government offer opportunities to advance their clients' objectives. Bianco PA provides the highest quality legal, legislative, and consulting services to individuals, families, non-profits, small business, and large corporations.. Over the past 30+ years, Attorney Bianco has established himself as one of New Hampshire's premier attorneys and government relations advisors. He has extensive experience appearing before state agencies, the House and Senate, and New Hampshire Courts, including the New Hampshire Supreme Court.. Attorney Bianco specializes in legislative representation, adoption law, agency and business counseling, healthcare law, education law, and licensing and permitting. He has devoted much of his practice to understanding the intricacies of law and regulations and parlaying this knowledge into effective and comprehensive advice for his clients.. Attorney Bianco earned his Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from the University of New Hampshire and his Juris Doctorate from Suffolk University Law School.
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Firm: Upton & Hatfield, LLP
Practice Areas: Business
Attorney James F. Raymond has over three decades of legal experience. Currently, he assists Upton & Hatfield, LLP clients with matters of commercial litigation and real estate law.Attorney Raymond has been recognized multiple times by legal award organizations such as Super Lawyers, Chambers and Partners, The Best Lawyers in America, and Martindale-Hubbell. Super Lawyers honored him as one of the top attorneys in the New Hampshire area in the category of business/corporate law, real estate, estate planning, and probate. Chambers and Partners recognized him in their real estate category. The Best Lawyers in America has awarded him in the category of business organizations and real estate law in the past, and chose him as their “Lawyer of the Year” for 2018 in the category of business organizations. Attorney Raymond has a BV rating from Martindale-Hubbell.
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Firm: Nolet Law
Practice Areas: Litigation
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Firm: Shaheen & Gordon, P.A.
Practice Areas: Real Estate
Contact: +1 (603) 506-4603
Practice Areas: Business
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Firm: Rainboth, Coughenour & Lown, PA
Practice Areas: Personal Injury
Attorney Coughenour is a partner of Rainboth, Coughenour & Lown, PA and his areas of concentration are Personal Injury and Workers' Compensation. He regularly appears in Courts throughout New Hampshire and Maine, but spends the majority of his time appearing before the NH Department of Labor. Attorney Coughenour has built a reputation for vigorous and compassionate advocacy on behalf of his clients and has been recognized by SuperLawyers as a "Rising Star" in the field of workers' compensation since 2019. He was also recognized by Best Lawyers in the field of worker's compensation in 2025.. Attorney Coughenour graduated Cum Laude from the University of New Hampshire, majoring in Political Science and minoring in Justice Studies. While attending UNH during the day, Attorney Coughenour attended the NH Police Academy at night. He earned his Police Certificate in 2007 and went on to work as an auxiliary police officer for the City of Portsmouth. While working as a police officer, Attorney Coughenour attended law school at the Massachusetts School of Law and graduated in 2011.. Attorney Coughenour is a member of the New Hampshire Bar Association and the New Hampshire Association for Justice. He previously served on the board of directors for the New Hampshire Association for Justice and the Southeast New Hampshire Habitat for Humanity.. Attorney Coughenour 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 Red Sox games. He currently lives in Portsmouth, NH with his wife and four children.
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Firm: Walker & Varney P.C.
26 North Main Street , Wolfeboro , New Hampshire
Practice Areas: Litigation
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Firm: Primmer, Piper, Eggleston & Cramer, P.C.
Practice Areas: Elder Law, Estate Planning, Probate, Business
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Firm: Sheehan Phinney Bass + Green, P.A.
Practice Areas: Litigation
I represent clients across a wide variety of industries in civil litigation. My work includes the representation of both plaintiffs and defendants in complex litigation matters including general commercial disputes; trade secret, noncompetition and restrictive covenant litigation; employment cases; and construction actions. I have represented businesses and individuals engaged in various aspects of the construction trade, media companies defending defamation claims, product manufacturers facing warranty claims, technology developers in business-to-business disputes and noncompetition litigation, victims of professional negligence, and many other types of businesses.I provide general advice to locum tenens staffing companies and teleradiology companies. I have developed expertise in records and data management policies and the management of electronically stored information. I have drafted records management policies implemented by a variety of businesses. I have also lectured and presented on all aspects of document retention and destruction policies, with particular emphasis on their application to litigation. I have cultivated skill in the electronic discovery practices and data mining techniques that impact all litigation matters as well.
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Firm: Wadleigh, Starr & Peters PLLC
Practice Areas: Real Estate
Jim concentrates his practice on the transactional aspects of real estate and commercial lending. His transactional practice includes the purchase and sale of real estate, commercial leasing, financing of real estate, and asset based lending. In addition, Jim represents clients before local land use boards and state and federal regulators in regulatory and permitting proceedings in connection with real estate development projects. Jim works with clients across different industries, including resort operators and developers, owners and developers of market rate and low-income housing projects, retail developers, institutional owners of real estate, lenders and special servicers, and hospitals and other health care providers.
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Practice Areas: Criminal Defense
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Firm: James R. Martin
Practice Areas: Personal Injury
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Practice Areas: Government
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Firm: Hage Hodes, Pa
Practice Areas: Personal Injury
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Practice Areas: Criminal Defense
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Firm: Wadleigh, Starr & Peters, P.L.L.C.
Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Professional Liability, Products Liability
Contact: (603) 206-7241
Practice Areas: Government
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Firm: Normandin, Cheney & O'Neil PLLC
Practice Areas: Civil Litigation, Employment Law, Workers Compensation Law, Commercial Litigation
Contact: (603) 524-4380