Shaheen & Gordon, P.A.
Personal Injury | Serving Concord, NH
603-225-7262Shaheen & Gordon is a full-service law firm representing individuals, families, and businesses with offices in NH and ME.
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When you need legal help, Shaheen & Gordon, P.A. can work for you. Our firm of more than 50 lawyers in New England delivers strong legal representation across nearly all areas of the law. Although ours is one of the largest and fastest-growing legal practices in this area, we’re prepared to handle your case with the individualized attention it deserves. The outcome of your case is our focus when we work with you.
Contact us today if you need legal assistance with any of the following:
- Personal Injury & Workers' Compensation
- Criminal Defense & DUI
- Business Law
- Real Estate
- Trusts, Estates, & Guardianships
- Divorce & Family Law
- Immigration
- Litigation
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Attorney Olivia Bensinger
Bar Admissions:
- New Hampshire
- Massachusetts
- New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
Education:
- Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2017
- J.D.
- Honors: Vice President of Finances and Community Outreach Co-Chair, La Alianza
- Honors: Treasurer, Environmental Law Society
- Honors: Student Attorney, Tenant Advocacy Project
- Law Review: Harvard Environmental Law Review, Managing Editor
- University of Alabama, 2014
- B.A.
- Honors: summa cum laude
- Honors: Fellow, The Blackburn Institute
Professional Association & Memberships:
- Blackburn Institute’s Fellows Involvement Network (Advisory Board, 2022–present)
- Blackburn Institute’s Fellows Involvement Network (Internal Vice Chairperson, 2020–2022)
- New York City Bar Council on Intellectual Property (Secretary, 2019–2020)
- Next Gen Council for the Trust for Public Land (Member, 2018–2020)
Attorney Lauren Breda
Bar Admissions:
- New Hampshire
Education:
- J.D., University of New Hampshire School of Law, 2011
Attorney Joseph Cherniske
Bar Admissions:
- New Hampshire
Education:
- J.D., University of New Hampshire School of Law, 2010
Attorney William Christie
Bar Admissions:
- Massachusetts, 1995
- New Hampshire, 1995
- U.S. District Court District of New Hampshire
- U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts
- U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit
- United States Supreme Court
Education:
- Boston College Law School, Boston, Massachusetts, 1994
- J.D.
- Boston College, 1989
- B.A.
- Honors: Gasson Scholar Phi Beta Kappa
Professional Association & Memberships:
- New Hampshire Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Attorney Leah Cole Durst
Bar Admissions:
- New Hampshire
- Massachusetts
- United States District Court, District of New Hampshire
Education:
- J.D., Northeastern University School of Law
Attorney Ryan Garrette
Bar Admissions:
- New Hampshire
- U.S. District Court District of New Hampshire
Education:
- University of New Hampshire School of Law, Concord, New Hampshire, 2023
- J.D.
- Saint Anselm College, 2010
- B.A.
Professional Memberships and Achievements:
- New Hampshire Bar Association
- Daniel Webster-Batchelder Inn of Court
- Daniel Webster Scholar
- Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (4)
Attorney Tayla George
Bar Admissions:
- New Hampshire State Bar
- U.S. District Court, District of New Hampshire
Education:
- University of New Hampshire Law School
- J.D.
Attorney Steven Gordon
Bar Admissions:
- New Hampshire, 1974
- U.S. Federal Courts, 1974
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1986
Education:
- American University, Washington College of Law, Washington, District of Columbia, 1974
- J.D.
- Honors: American Jurisprudence Awards in Criminal Law and Evidence
- American University, Washington, District of Columbia, 1971
- B.A.
Professional Memberships and Achievements:
- Legal Counsel to the New Hampshire Civil Liberties Union and Panel Member, 1987 - Present
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 1989 - Present
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Board of Directors of the New Hampshire Public Defender Program
- Member of the Local Rule Subcommittee of the Federal Court Advisory Committee
- Member of the First Circuit Court of Appeals Advisory
Attorney Tracey Goyette Cote
Bar Admissions:
- Virginia
- New Hampshire
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
- U.S. District Court District of New Hampshire
Education:
- University of Maryland School of Law, Baltimore, Maryland
- J.D.
- Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire
- A.B.
Professional Memberships and Achievements:
- New Hampshire Bar Association
- NH Bar Association, Committee on Cooperation with the Courts
- Virginia Bar Association
- American Bar Association, Family Law Section
- New Hampshire Association for Justice
- Collaborative Law Alliance of New Hampshire
Attorney Cathy Green
Bar Admissions:
- New Hampshire, 1977
- U.S. Federal Courts, 1977
- U.S. District Court District of New Hampshire, 1977
- U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 1990
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1990
Education:
- University of New Hampshire School of Law, Concord, New Hampshire, 1977
- J.D.
- Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut
- B.A.
- Honors: Cum Laude
- Major: Political Science/Psychology
Professional Memberships and Achievements:
- New Hampshire Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1989 - 2001 (President)
- New Hampshire Criminal Rules Committee, 1985 - Present (Member)
- New Hampshire Public Defenders Association, 1985 - Present (Member)
- American College of Trial Lawyers, 1996 - Present (Fellow)
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1977 - Present (Member)
- American Bar Foundation, 2010 - Present (Fellow)
- Interbranch Criminal & Juvenile Justice Council, 2008 - Present (Member)
- New Hampshire Woman's Bar Association, 2007 - Present (Member)
- New Hampshire Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2005 - 2008 (President)
- American College of Trial Lawyers, 2002 - 2004 (Chair of NH State Committee)
- American College of Trial Lawyers, 2004 - 2010 (Member Emil Gumpert Award Committee)
- American College of Trial Lawyers, 2000 - 2002 (Member State Committee)
- American College of Trial Lawyers, 2010 - 2015 (Member State Committee)
- Federal Court Advisory Committee, United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire, 2003 - 2012
- Advisor, American Law Institute Project on Principles of the Law, Student Sexual Misconduct: Procedural Frameworks for Colleges and Universities, 2016 - Present
- InterBranch Criminal and Juvenile Justice Council, NHACDL Appointee, Member, Executive Committee
- InterBranch Criminal and Juvenile Justice Council (Co-Chair Alternatives to Incarceration Task Force)
- Commission on State Courts, Commissioner Appointed by New Hampshire Supreme Court
- Commission on State Courts, Sentencing Committee Co-Chair, 2005 - 2006
- Manchester Bar Association (Member)
- New Hampshire Bar Association
- New Hampshire Women's Bar Association (Member)
- Criminal Justice Act Panel Member, United States District Court, District of New Hampshire
Attorney Paul Hodes
Bar Admissions:
- New Hampshire, 1978
- Massachusetts, 1980
- U.S. District Court District of New Hampshire, 1978
- U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts, 1980
- U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
Education:
- Boston College Law School, Boston, Massachusetts, 1978
- J.D.
- Honors: cum laude
- Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, 1972
- B.A.
- Honors: cum laude
Professional Memberships and Achievements:
- New Hampshire Bar (Member)
- Manchester Bar (President, 1990-1991)
- New Hampshire Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member)
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Member)
- New Hampshire Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Member)
- Big Round Records, Inc., 1987 - Present (Board of Directors)
- Family Strength, 1987 - 1992 (Chairman, Board of Trustees)
Attorney Timothy Mainella
Bar Admissions:
- New Hampshire
Education:
- University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law, Concord, New Hampshire, 2024
- J.D.
- Honors: cum laude
- Emerson College, 2019
- B.A., Bachelor of Arts
Attorney Jeffrey Manganaro
Bar Admissions:
- Massachusetts, 2007
- New Hampshire, 2015
Education:
- New England School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts, 2007
- J.D.
- Honors: cum laude
- Law Journal: New England Journal on Criminal and Civil Confinement, 2005 - 2007
- Bowdoin College, 2003
- B.A.
Professional Memberships and Achievements:
- New Hampshire Bar Association (Member)
Attorney Julianne Plourde
Bar Admissions:
- New Hampshire State Bar
- U.S. District Court, District of New Hampshire
Education:
- J.D., University of New Hampshire Law School
Attorney Brian Quirk
Bar Admissions:
- New Hampshire, 1997
- U.S. District Court District of New Hampshire
- U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit
Education:
- New England Law, Boston, Massachusetts, 1996
- J.D.
- University of New Hampshire, 1989
- B.S.
Professional Memberships and Achievements:
- New Hampshire Attorney General's Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect (Member)
- New Hampshire Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Member)
Attorney James Rosenberg
Bar Admissions:
- New Hampshire
- Massachusetts
- U.S. District Court District of New Hampshire
- U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit
- United States Supreme Court
Education:
- Northeastern University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts, 1999
- J.D.
- American University, 1996
- B.A.
Professional Memberships and Achievements:
- New Hampshire Bar Association
- New Hampshire Bar Association (Former Member of Professionalism Committee)
- New Hampshire Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- American Bar Association
- Criminal Defense Practice Group (Co-Chair)
- Judicial Selection Commission, 2013 - Present (Co-Chair)
- Judicial Selection Commission, 2010 - Present
Attorney Benjamin Siracusa Hillman
Bar Admissions:
- New Hampshire
- Massachusetts
- New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York
Education:
- Yale Law School, New Haven, Connecticut, 2008
- J.D.
- Harvard College, 2003
- A.B.
Professional Memberships and Achievements:
- National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (Board Member)
- National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, New Hampshire Chapter (President)
- New Hampshire Bar Association, Elder Law, Estate Planning, and Probate Law Section (Member)
Attorney Emma Sisti
Bar Admissions:
- New Hampshire
- U.S. District Court District of New Hampshire
Education:
- Vermont Law and Graduate School
- J.D. - 2006
- Cornell University
- B.S. - 2002
Professional Memberships and Achievements:
- NH Bar Foundation, Board Member, 2024-present
- NH Bar Foundation IOLTA Enhancement Committee, Member
- NH Supreme Court Society, Trustee, 2022-present
- NH Supreme Court Society, Trustee, CLE Committee, Member
- American College of Trial Lawyers, inducted, Fellow, 2024
- American College of Trial Lawyers, NH State Committee, Member
- American College of Trial Lawyers, Access to Justice Committee, Member
Attorney Zachary Kuster
Bar Admissions:
- New Hampshire State Bar – Pending
- New York State Bar
- United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Education:
- University of Virginia School of Law, 2021
- J.D.
- Dartmouth College, 2011
- B.A.
Professional Memberships and Achievements:
- New Hampshire Bar Association
- 2022 Empire State Counsel
