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Practice Focus
Dave serves as Chairman of the firm's Litigation Department and also serves on the firm's Management Committee. Since joining the firm in 1992, he has built a successful general commercial litigation and employment practice. Dave represents firm clients in state and federal courts, arbitration and administrative proceedings. He routinely handles trade secret, non-competition, predatory hiring, fiduciary duty, discrimination and wage and hour cases. He also writes and lectures extensively on a variety of employment related topics. Dave is a certified mediator who serves in that role frequently for the state and federal courts, as well as the New Hampshire Commission For Human Rights.
- Successfully defended national insurance company in non-compete battle, leading to summary judgment.
- Successfully defended a municipality in a wrongful discharge lawsuit, leading to a jury verdict for the town.
- Successfully defended a national security company against an age discrimination lawsuit filed by a former manager.
- Successfully defended national insurance company in non-compete battle, leading to summary judgment.
- Successfully defended a municipality in a wrongful discharge lawsuit, leading to a jury verdict for the town.
- Successfully defended a national security company against an age discrimination lawsuit filed by a former manager.
- Successfully defended a hospital in an Americans with Disabilities lawsuit and preserved the win at the Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
- Successfully defended a school district in a discrimination lawsuit, leading to summary judgment.
- Successfully defended an international corporate client in a wrongful discharge lawsuit, leading to summary judgment.
- Successfully defended national corporate client in defense of substantial wage claims.
Education
B.A., Framingham State College
J.D., Cornell University Law School
Honors
Dave is named as one of the Best Lawyers in America by Woodward White, as well as a New England Super Lawyer, both in the area of Labor & Employment law. He is listed in Chambers USA as one of the top employment lawyers in the state of New Hampshire. In a 2004 poll conducted by New Hampshire Magazine, Dave was recognized by his peers as New Hampshire’s rising star in the area of Labor/ Employment Law.
Memberships and Admissions
Dave is admitted to practice in New Hampshire, before the United States District Court, District of New Hampshire, and before the First Circuit Court of Appeals. He is a member of the New Hampshire Bar Association and a member of its Ethics Committee.
Community Involvement
Among his many community activities, Dave serves as an honorary member of the Board of Directors of The Upper Room, a Southern New Hampshire family resource center. He also serves on the Diaconate at his local church.
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