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Practice Focus
Sue conducts an active commercial real estate and lending practice. She represents developers before land use bodies and analyzes complex title issues from a technical, as well as practical, viewpoint. She has specialized knowledge in condominium law. In addition, she represents regional and national commercial lenders.
- Served as a lender’s local counsel in connection with a $350 million loan for the construction of a power plant.
- Represented a client in connection with analyzing title issues for a tract of land containing approximately 145,000 acres located in northern New Hampshire.
- Represents a state governmental agency in connection with the acquisition of a former Air Force base from the United States.
- Served as a lender’s local counsel in connection with a $350 million loan for the construction of a power plant.
- Represented a client in connection with analyzing title issues for a tract of land containing approximately 145,000 acres located in northern New Hampshire.
- Represents a state governmental agency in connection with the acquisition of a former Air Force base from the United States.
- Represented a municipality in analyzing the state’s condominium statute in connection with local subdivision regulations.
- Represented lenders who foreclosed on and owned incomplete condominium projects in OREO in connection with registering as successor declarant, correcting defects and other issues.
- Represented a developer in connection with acquiring permitting, financing and ultimately selling, in bulk, 13 factory outlet centers located throughout the country.
Education
B.A., magna cum laude, Brown University
J.D., Boston University
Honors
Sue has been recognized as one of "America’s Leading Business Lawyers" by Chambers USA since 2004, and has been named a Best Lawyer in America and a New England Super Lawyer, both in area of real estate. She was the 2011 recipient of the Sheehan Phinney Kimon S. Zachos Pro Bono Achievement Award. In 2008 Sue was given the YWCA's Susan B. Anthony Award, which recognizes the contributions of outstanding women who live or work in New Hampshire.
Memberships and Admissions
Sue is admitted to practice in New Hampshire and is a member of the New Hampshire Bar Association. In June of 2005, she was elected a member of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers being the first woman in the State of New Hampshire to be elected to the nationwide organization.
Community Involvement
Since joining our firm in 1980, Sue has committed significant time to local organizations. She is the former Chair (2002), Community Impact Committee, and recipient of 2006 Volunteer of the Year Award for Heritage United Way; current member of Community Impact Committee for Manchester/Derry/Salem Granite United Way; current Board Member for the New Hampshire Bar Foundation; a former Trustee, Council Member, Clerk and Church School Superintendent for Amherst Congregational Committee; the former Chair of Leadership Giving, Campaign Cabinet, United Way of Greater Manchester; a former Secretary, and Board of Directors member of Child Health Services; and a member of the Board of the Manchester Rotary Club; Vice President of the Board of Directors of the NH Association for the Blind.
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