Family Law

• Divorce
• Child Support
  We help clients with the calculation of child support and alimony as part of divorce and parenting cases as well as re-calculation of these financial obligations after the passage of several years.
• Child Custody and Visitation
  We assist clients with the unique child custody issues for their situation. Whether faced with the child custody issues inherent with a divorce, or a post-divorce relocation, we provide the needed guidance for these stressful circumstances.
• Premarital Agreement
  In conjunction with the attorneys in our estate planning department, we prepare prenuptial agreements that capture the spirit and intent of a client’s wishes prior to marriage.
• Spousal Support
  Many family law issues arise as families grow and change over the years. We help clients navigate the waters of adjustments in obligations such as child support, alimony, residential relocation, and other such issues.

Criminal Law

• Theft

Business and Corporate Law

• Corporate Law
  Devine Millimet's charitable & nonprofit organization lawyers provide a wide range of services to many charitable and other tax-exempt organizations throughout New England, advising in all aspects of organization and management. Our clients benefit especially from the firm’s many practice areas. We have a diverse group of lawyers with experience in taxation, business/corporate law, charitable and trust law, planned giving, pensions and benefits, healthcare, education, and litigation, with all solutions tailored to address the unique needs of our non-profit and charitable clients.
• Mergers and Acquisitions
  The members of the Devine Millimet Mergers & Acquisitions Law Team are widely recognized as leaders in their field. A decision to buy or sell a business is substantial and carries with it significant risks for the unwary and great opportunity for the business savvy. The value of legal advisors who understand the M&A world cannot be overstated.
• Business Formation
  2 Additional legal services beyond business formation, if requested, will be billed at our firm's regular hourly rates as further set forth in the engagement letter.
• Business Disputes
  Our professional liability defense lawyers also benefit from the fact that they are able to draw on the skills and expertise of fellow Devine Millimet lawyers who practice law in related disciplines, such as real estate, bankruptcy, taxation, corporate and business law.
• Business Transactions
  Our lawyers regularly handle contractual disputes, ranging from straightforward commercial collections to sophisticated litigation involving complex business transactions across a wide spectrum of markets and commercial settings.
• Limited Liability Companies
• Intellectual Property
• Unfair Competition
  Business today is often conducted in a regulated environment, and aggressive competitors know how to use the law to maximize their positions in the marketplace. Sometimes, however, competition can get out of hand, and when it does, we are here to help. We regularly assist businesses bringing or defending claims of unfair competition under the New Hampshire and Massachusetts consumer protection acts, the Lanham Act, and other protective legislation. Devine Millimet also has successfully handled antitrust claims, regulatory and licensing proceedings, and challenges to unreasonable government regulation in the courts.
• Antitrust

Employment Law

• Workers Compensation
  Devine Millimet has one of the largest and most diversified insurance defense practices in New England and represents numerous domestic and foreign insurers. Our team has expertise in insurance coverage, workers' compensation, insurance regulation, bonding and suretyship, professional malpractice, uninsured motorist arbitration, architects and engineers, insurance agent and real estate broker errors and omissions, products liability, employment, government and environmental litigation, as well as more standard premises and automobile litigation.
• Wrongful Termination
  Our litigation team regularly defends employers in discrimination, wrongful termination, compensation and benefits matters, and other workplace-related claims pending at the state and federal levels.
• Employment Discrimination
  We also make sure clients are in regulatory compliance with new and updated New Hampshire labor laws and federal employment laws regarding wage and hour and payroll matters, drug testing, whistleblowers, OSHA, employment discrimination, affirmative action plans, equal pay disputes, and posting and record-keeping requirements.
• Employment Contract
  Our team tailors appropriate employment agreements and noncompetition agreements for employment relationships, taking into account the many nuances of federal and state employment law.
• Employment Litigation
  Devine Millimet’s employment litigation team prides itself on providing high quality representation of employers in a vast array of employment-related disputes. Our litigation services include regularly defending employers against employment discrimination, harassment and retaliation claims at the pre-complaint stage, as well as in the New Hampshire Human Rights Commission (HRC), the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and in the state and federal courts. We also represent employers against wage and hour complaint at in the U.S. and New Hampshire Departments of Labor and the state and federal courts. We also defend employers against numerous other work-related matters, including wrongful termination and constructive discharge claims and unfair competition, privacy, and shareholder disputes. The team also has significant experience representing public employers against Right to Know Law violations and in discipline and discharge hearings before public bodies such as Boards of Selectmen, Town Councils, and County Personnel Committees.
• Non-compete Agreement
  Our Labor, Employment and Employee Benefits service area advises our M&A clients on the entire spectrum of employment-related issues, including employee benefits and ERISA matters, 409A issues, non-compete agreements and other restrictive covenants.
• Severance Agreement
  We view ourselves as an extension of our clients' management team. Our attorneys regularly partner with executives and human resource professionals to work through all aspects of the employment relationship including hiring, contracts, policies and procedures, compensation, benefits, leaves of absence, health and safety, internal investigations, discipline and documentation, severance packages, and termination.
• Sexual Harassment

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation
  Devine Millimet is deeply committed to the accounting profession. Our staff includes five CPAs. One of our lawyers serves on the New Hampshire Board of Accountancy, which licenses accountants and ensures compliance with professional standards. The firm shares its expertise with accountants by hosting educational programs and providing written updates on legal developments. Our business lawyers provide a variety of services to accountants and accounting firms on corporate, business and real estate matters. Our trial lawyers represent the accounting profession through defense of malpractice claims and, disputes with clients and other litigated matters.
• Construction Litigation
  We have extensive experience in collecting debt. We can oversee a case from pre-suit planning and negotiations through trial to execution on a judgment. This includes problem loan and collateral position analysis, forbearance agreements, repossession and replevin actions, foreclosures, liquidations, attachments, trustee process, and mechanic’s lien proceedings (including experience in multimillion dollar construction disputes), and enforcement of foreign judgments.
• Real Estate Transactions
  When a real estate transaction goes badly, the professionals involved are subject to claim. Our lawyers regularly represent agents, brokers, real estate agencies, surveyors, appraisers and home inspectors facing lawsuits or licensing complaints. Our lawyers represent these professionals in State and Federal Court in the New England region and before specialized licensing boards. We work with both the real estate professional and their insurance carriers to protect their interests, their professional licenses and their reputations.
• Eminent Domain
  We have more than forty years of successful eminent domain litigation experience. Recently we obtained the largest eminent domain verdict in New Hampshire state history. Our team regularly represents owners who seek to challenge the state's award of compensation for taking of private property. We also represent individuals, entities, and municipalities in complex tax abatement challenges, including cases raising constitutional challenges.
• Land Use and Zoning
  Our experienced construction and land use law team works with developers, public and private owners, contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, architects, engineers, lenders and insurers. We assist in all phases of the project from approvals and development to contract drafting and pre-construction activities through project close-out and warranty claims. We provide efficient and practical solutions and work hard to help avoid litigation. Our team works equally hard to help you win the litigation if that becomes necessary.
• Landlord-Tenant Disputes

Health Law

• Personal Injury

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
• Trusts

Finance Law

• Bankruptcy
  We advise secured and unsecured creditors in every aspect of formal bankruptcy cases. Our experience includes proofs of claim, relief from the automatic stay, fraudulent transfer litigation, debtor-in-possession or “DIP” financing, adversary proceedings (particularly non-dischargeability proceedings and defense of preference actions), adequate protection issues and use of cash collateral, and issues relevant to voting on and confirmation of Chapter 11 plans (including opposing “cram down”). We are recognized leaders in this area and it shows. Our attorneys have had substantial roles in the major bankruptcy matters in the district over the past twenty-five years including In re Public Service New Hampshire (representing the State of New Hampshire), In re Foss Manufacturing Inc. (representing major secured lender), In re Amherst Technologies, LLC et al (representing the Official Committee Of Unsecured Creditors), and In re GT Advanced Technologies Inc. et al (representing the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors).
• Foreclosure
  We provide a wide range of services to creditor clients. Beyond litigation, we negotiate and draft workout and forbearance agreements and advise secured creditors on the use of restructuring professionals, such as chief restructuring officers, to improve the performance of distressed borrowers. If these tools are insufficient, we counsel secured creditors on distressed sales to third parties and, if all else fails, we arrange and oversee foreclosures and secured party sales. We also counsel clients on selling or purchasing commercial paper.
• Tax Law
  Our tax attorneys provide clients with a broad range of services to handle any potential tax issue - whether tax planning or defending actions by taxing agencies. We assist our clients with all civil (non-criminal) aspects of federal and state taxation, including tax planning, audit strategy and response, administrative appeal, and litigation. As taxation attorneys, we combine practical, creative solutions with the necessary experience and expertise to help businesses come to sound and reasonable tax resolutions that work. Our clients include both new and established businesses, which we advise on a wide variety of matters, including...