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Megan C. Carrier

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manchester
Business Litigation Labor & Employment Zoning, Planning & Land Use
ABOUT MEGAN C. CARRIER

Since joining the firm in 2011, Megan has built a diverse practice focused on general civil litigation and land use law. She represents clients before state and federal trial and appeals courts, administrative tribunals, arbitrators, and mediation in relation to a broad range of civil matters. Typical litigation matters include employment, insurance coverage, and land use disputes, in addition to generalized contract and tort disputes. In addition, Megan guides developers and property owners through the often complex process of securing approvals from local planning and zoning boards, helping them navigate regulatory challenges and achieve project goals efficiently and effectively. Her land use experience includes assisting with multi-family housing developments, including affordable and workforce housing, substance use treatment facilities and recovery residences, and various commercial and residential projects. She also represents clients in appeals from local land use board decisions.

KEY CASES
  • Hoyle Tanner Supreme Court case: Successfully represented a group of commercial tenants before the New Hampshire Supreme Court against their landlord who had breached their lease agreements

  • With Shareholder Michael Harvell, prevailed in implied easement case before the New Hampshire Superior Court and the New Hampshire Supreme Court.

  • With Shareholder Michael Harvell, prevailed in prescriptive easement case before both the New Hampshire Superior Court and the New Hampshire Supreme Court.

  • With Shareholder Anna Barbara Hantz, represented prevailing landowners in abutting landowner’s challenge to site plan approvals and related conditions before the New Hampshire Superior Court and the New Hampshire Supreme Court.

EDUCATION
  • J.D., University of New Hampshire School of Law, magna cum laude
  • B.A., Wheaton College, summa cum laude
ADMISSIONS, MEMBERSHIPS & CERTIFICATIONS
  • State of New Hampshire
  • Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  • U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
  • New Hampshire Bar Association
  • New Hampshire Women's Bar Association
AWARDS
  • NH Union Leader, 2023 Forty Under 40
  • NH Bar Foundation, 2021 Kirby Award
  • Best Lawyers in America®, Litigation/Insurance; Commercial Litigation; Litigation/Land Use and Zoning; Litigation/Employment
  • Rising Star by New England Super Lawyers®, Business Litigation
  • Executive Editor and Notes Editor of the UNH Law Review, UNH School of Law
  • Daniel Webster Scholar Honors Program
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INDUSTRY & CIVIC INVOLVEMENT
  • Board of Trustees, Waypoint
  • New Hampshire Board of Bar Examiners
  • Leadership New Hampshire, Class of 2023