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David W. McGrath

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Business Litigation Labor & Employment Mediation & Arbitration
ABOUT DAVID W. MCGRATH

Dave represents firm clients in state and federal courts, arbitration and administrative proceedings. He routinely handles trade secret, non-competition, predatory hiring, discrimination, retaliation and whistleblower, wrongful termination, and healthcare related matters. Dave also frequently helps businesses and executives navigate employment separations.

KEY CASES
  • Successfully defended national insurance company in non-compete battle, leading to summary judgment.

  • Successfully defended local municipality in a wrongful discharge lawsuit, leading to a jury verdict for the town.

  • Successfully defended area hospital in an Americans with Disabilities lawsuit and preserved the win at the Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.

  • 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
  • J.D., Cornell University Law School
  • B.A., Framingham State College
ADMISSIONS, MEMBERSHIPS & CERTIFICATIONS
  • State of New Hampshire
  • United States District Court
  • District of New Hampshire
  • First Circuit Court of Appeals
AWARDS
  • Business NH Magazine as the best employment lawyer in the state, as recognized by his peers, 2015
  • Chambers USA, Labor & Employment, Mediation
  • Best Lawyers in America® 2023 Manchester Lawyer of the Year, Labor Law - Management
  • Best Lawyers in America® 2019 Manchester Lawyer of the Year, Labor Law - Management
  • Best Lawyers in America®, Mediation, Commercial Litigation, Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management
  • New England Super Lawyer®, Employment Litigation: Defense
  • Martindale Hubbell, Rated “AV”
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INDUSTRY & CIVIC INVOLVEMENT
  • Warren B. Rudman Center for Justice, Leadership and Public Policy, Board of Advisors
  • Strawbery Banke Museum, Board of Trustees,
  • New Hampshire Bar Association, Immediate Past President
  • New Hampshire Professional Conduct Committee
  • Leadership New Hampshire, Class of 2013