Family Law

• Divorce
• Child Support
• Adoption
• Premarital Agreement
  Jim handles a full range of family law matters, separation, divorce, custody and modifications to decrees. For clients considering how to minimize future problems he also counsels and drafts prenuptial agreements. Jim's experience is direct in putting boundaries in place for issues that commonly explode in family law situations.
• Guardianship

Criminal Law

• Wrongful Death

Business and Corporate Law

• Corporate Law
  Roy has extensive experience representing not for profit corporations, churches, religious corporations, and Christian camps and conference centers, advising them on corporate governance, insurance, real estate, employment, regulatory, real estate tax, risk management, and property development matters, as well as providing a full array of litigation support in state and federal courts.
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Business Formation
• Business Disputes
• Limited Liability Companies
  Bryan represents clients in the formation of limited liability companies, corporations, limited partnerships and other entities, and works with clients on asset and stock sales and purchases, contract review and preparation and day to day business and corporate issues.
• Construction Contracts
  His practice includes construction contracts and activities representing owners, general contractors, subcontractors, engineers, architects, surveyors and lenders. Other related areas of practice include...
• Intellectual Property

Employment Law

• Employment Discrimination
  Personal Injury and Employment Litigation: Roy represented two plaintiffs in employment discrimination litigation brought against the State of New Hampshire based on their supervisor’s conduct, claiming they had been discriminated against because of their gender. The case involved a novel aspect of discrimination law because no inappropriate touching was involved nor did the conduct fit within the classical definition of sexual harassment. After a two week jury trial, the case settled.
• Employment Contract
• Employment Litigation
  Roy regularly handles personal injury and employment claims, emphasizing early preparation to maximize the opportunity to resolve the case for a client at the earliest juncture.
• Sexual Harassment

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation
  Jim has been responsible for numerous real estate matters before the trial and probate courts of New Hampshire, including right of way claims, petitions to partition real estate, boundary issues, quieting title, mechanics liens and adverse possession.
• Construction Litigation
  Construction law representation at the firm includes all aspects of construction law from drafting of contracts through construction activities and associated dispute resolution and litigation. Attorney Bruce Marshall is a licensed professional civil engineer with more than twelve years practical engineering/construction experience and more than a decade of related legal experience including more than four years as an assistant attorney general representing the New Hampshire Department of Transportation and more than five years representing dozens of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine and Vermont contractors in all fields of construction.
• Real Estate Transactions
  Ray has established himself as a leading lawyer in the area of real estate and has handled multiple real estate transactions in residential and commercial development, national restaurants, hotels, and retail clients.
• Eminent Domain
  D’Amante Couser Pellerin & Associates, P.A. is pleased to announce that Kathryn M. Bradley has joined the firm. Kathryn brings over 9 years of experience to us as an Attorney at the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office. As an Assistant Attorney General, Kathryn represented the Department of Transportation in eminent domain, contract, construction, employment and accident-related claims appearing before numerous administrative boards and superior courts throughout the state of NH. Kathryn also served as Board counsel to numerous state professional licensing boards and commissions. Kathryn’s practice will continue to focus on administrative law, construction litigation and employment matters.
• Easement
• Land Use and Zoning
  Ray is also rated as one of the "The Best Lawyers in America" for real estate and land use and zonging law by Woodward and White. Woodward and White bases its evaluations on surveys of fellow attorneys. It has been called "the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice."
• Property Damage
• Condominium Law

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  Jim regularly handles personal injury claims, emphasizing early preparation to maximize the opportunity to resolve the case for a client at the earliest juncture.
• Auto Accidents

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  The firm began with Ray D'Amante 's decision in 1979 to leave a larger firm and establish his own law practice. Over the ensuing thirty-six years, the last twenty with Bryan Pellerin 's support, the firm has handled development projects totalling in the billions of dollars, including dozens of residential and commercial developments and national restaurant, hotel and retail clients, and established itself as the leading law firm in the region in the area of real estate development. Ray and Bryan, who are both engineers, provide the business counseling, construction legal services, representation of financial institutions, and estate planning and administration services that flow from the firm's commercial and real estate practice.
• Wills
  Roy handles a full range of contested and probate matters including will contests and claims between fiduciaries and beneficiaries.
• Trusts
  Bryan assists clients with all aspects of estate planning including advance directives, wills, testamentary trusts and revocable and irrevocable trusts.
• Power of Attorney
• Probate

Finance Law

• Bankruptcy
• Foreclosure
• Tax Law