Shaheen & Gordon, P.A.

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