Sheehan Phinney Named Top in State by Best Lawyers® for 2025; Seven Named Lawyer of the Year

(August 15, 2024, Manchester, NH, Boston, MA) – Sheehan Phinney is proud to announce that forty attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America® 2025. In addition, seven Sheehan attorneys were selected as 2025 ‘Lawyers of the Year’ in their respective practice areas. Only a single lawyer in each 

Author: Katherine M. Hanna
Category: Business Formation & Succession Planning

Sheehan Phinney Earns Top Rankings by Chambers USA for 2024

(6/11/2024, Manchester, NH) – Sheehan Phinney has once again received the highest rankings in New Hampshire and Massachusetts for 2024 by Chambers USA, a prestigious directory of the country’s top law firms. The eight Sheehan Phinney practice areas ranked among the best are Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Corporate/Commercial, Environment, Healthcare, Labor & Employment, Intellectual Property, Litigation, and Real 

Author: Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green
Category: Bankruptcy

Commercial Real Estate Finance: A quick primer for businesses on Commercial Loan Guaranties

This article, written by attorney Eric Kilchenstein, was originally published by seacoastinlone.com and can be found here. When it is my turn to take the pen with this column, I try to provide a commercial real estate law topic that I think is sometimes overlooked by closely held businesses and condense the topic, within the 

Author: Eric T. Kilchenstein
Category: Real Estate & Development

Legal housekeeping for your commercial real estate

This article, written by Eric Kilchenstein, was originally published by NHBR and can be found here. As part of my commercial real estate practice, I am often brought into assist with the ancillary real estate components of the sale, acquisition, merger, round of investment or financing on behalf of a business or organization. While the 

Author: Eric T. Kilchenstein
Category: Real Estate & Development

Commercial real estate equity investing

This article, written by attorney Bruce Bagdasarian, was originally published by New England Biz Law Update and can be found here. In the commercial real estate world, raising equity for real estate investment and deploying the private equity model of investing have been increasingly commonplace.  Before the stock market crash of 1987, bank underwriting standards 

Author: Bruce H. Bagdasarian
Category: Real Estate & Development

Construction industry outlook for the new year

Attorneys Gregory Chakmakas and Chloe Golden contributed to this recent NHBR Ask the Experts article.  The full article can be found here. As the New Hampshire construction industry heads into 2024, it continues to face high costs for materials and labor, making it difficult to meet the demand for affordable housing. In this week’s New 

Author: Gregory A. Chakmakas
Category: Affordable Housing

Getting the details straight in the early stages of a commercial real estate transaction

This article, written by attorney Eric Kilchenstein, was originally published by seacoastonline.com and an be found here. Most readers with even transient experience with commercial real estate, or other business, matters are familiar with the concept of the letter of intent (also referred to in this article, and in common parlance, as an “LOI”).  Without 

Author: Eric T. Kilchenstein
Category: Real Estate & Development

Sheehan Phinney Named Top in State by Best Lawyers® for 2024; Seven Named Lawyer of the Year

(August 17, 2023, Manchester, NH, Boston, MA) – Sheehan Phinney is proud to announce that forty-two attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America® 2023. In addition, seven Sheehan attorneys were selected as 2024 ‘Lawyers of the Year’ in their respective practice areas. Only a single lawyer in each 

Author: Katherine M. Hanna
Category: Business Formation & Succession Planning

Sheehan Phinney Earns Top Rankings by Chambers USA for 2023

(6/9/2023, Manchester, NH) – Sheehan Phinney has once again received the highest rankings in New Hampshire and Massachusetts for 2023 by Chambers USA, a prestigious directory of the country’s top law firms. Sheehan Phinney is ranked Band 1 (highest ranking) in the state for Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Corporate/Commercial, Environment, Healthcare, Labor & Employment, Intellectual Property, and Real 

Author: Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green
Category: Bankruptcy

Refinancing uncertainty in commercial real estate

This article, written by attorney Katie Burgener, was originally published by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly and can be found here. There have been a lot of headlines recently about property valuations, interest rates and a potential credit crunch for commercial real estate.  The great financial crisis of 2008 (“GFC”) is frequently cited as a potential guide 

Author: Kathleen O’Neill Burgener
Category: Article

Preparing your business for sale and oft-overlooked real estate considerations

This article, written by attorney Eric Kilchenstein, was originally published on seacoastonline.com and can be found here. There are many great resources and talented advisors available, many of them local, to assist businesses with positioning their company for sale.  Moreover, I find that the transactions involving businesses that have taken advantage of these resources prior 

Author: Eric T. Kilchenstein
Category: Real Estate & Development

Sheehan Phinney Named Top in State by Best Lawyers® for 2023; Four Named Lawyer of the Year

(August 25, 2022, Manchester, NH, Boston, MA) – Sheehan Phinney is proud to announce that thirty-five attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America® 2023. In addition, four Sheehan attorneys were selected as 2023 ‘Lawyers of the Year’ in their respective practice areas. Only a single lawyer in each 

Author: Katherine M. Hanna
Category: Business Formation & Succession Planning

Sheehan Phinney Earns Top Rankings by Chambers USA for 2022

(6/6/2022, Manchester, NH) – Sheehan Phinney has once again received the highest rankings in New Hampshire for 2022 by Chambers USA, a prestigious directory of the country’s top law firms. Sheehan Phinney is ranked Band 1 (highest ranking) in the state for Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Corporate/Commercial, Environment, Healthcare, Labor & Employment, Intellectual Property and Real Estate. In 

Author: Liz Teasck
Category: Firm News

Burgener Joins Boston Office, Expanding Real Estate Group

(May 13, 2022, Boston, MA) – Sheehan Phinney is proud to welcome Kathleen O’Neill Burgener to its Boston, MA office. Burgener focuses on commercial real estate, advising clients on finance transactions, acquisitions and dispositions and leasing matters. She has extensive experience representing borrowers and lenders in acquisition, refinance, construction and mezzanine loans. Burgener is admitted 

Author: Kathleen O’Neill Burgener
Category: Real Estate & Development

Kilchenstein Joins Real Estate and Corporate Groups

(May 6, 2022, Portsmouth, NH) – Sheehan Phinney is proud to welcome Eric T. Kilchenstein to the firm, where he will work primarily out of the firm’s Portsmouth and Manchester, N.H. offices. Kilchenstein’s practice includes commercial real estate, general corporate work and commercial finance across numerous industry sectors. He has extensive experience representing businesses, non-profits, 

Author: Eric T. Kilchenstein
Category: Corporate

New Hampshire and Massachusetts Real Estate Issues For the Cannabis Industry

Cannabis has been legal for medical purposes under New Hampshire law since 2013, and there are currently five medical marijuana dispensaries in the state, while use of marijuana for both medical and recreational use by persons twenty-one and older is legal under Massachusetts law. Despite legalization under state law, there are many real estate related 

Author: Margaret E. Probish
Category: Cannabis

Chakmakas and Eills Named Shareholders

(1/5/2022, Manchester, NH) – Sheehan Phinney is proud to announce that attorneys Gregory A. Chakmakas and Andrew B. Eills have been named shareholders, effective January 1, 2022. Sheehan Phinney President and Managing Director, David W. McGrath, stated the unanimous decision was based on their “dedication to both the firm and their clients, excellent lawyering skills, 

Author: Gregory A. Chakmakas
Category: Affordable Housing

Sheehan Phinney Attorneys Selected as Super Lawyers® for 2021

(October 14, 2021, Manchester, NH) – Sheehan Phinney is pleased to announce that thirty-two attorneys have been selected for inclusion on both the 2021 New England and Massachusetts Super Lawyers® lists, including six Rising Stars. Only 5% percent of attorneys are chosen each year, based on a multi-step evaluation process incorporating peer recognition and professional 

Author: Liz Teasck
Category: Business Litigation

Sheehan Phinney Named Top in State by Best Lawyers® for 2022; Five Named Lawyer of the Year

(August 19, 2021, Manchester, NH, Boston, MA) – Sheehan Phinney is proud to announce that thirty-one attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America® 2022. In addition, five Sheehan attorneys were selected as 2022 ‘Lawyers of the Year’ in their respective practice areas. Only a single lawyer in each 

Author: Katherine M. Hanna
Category: Affordable Housing

Sheehan Phinney Earns Top Rankings by Chambers USA for 2021

(5/26/2021, Manchester, NH) – Sheehan Phinney has once again received the highest rankings in New Hampshire for 2021 by Chambers USA, a prestigious directory of the country’s top law firms. Sheehan Phinney is also ranked Band 1 (highest ranking) in the state for Corporate/Commercial (including Tax and Bankruptcy), Environment, Healthcare, Labor & Employment, Intellectual Property 

Author: Christopher M. Candon
Category: Firm News

Sheehan Phinney Attorneys Selected as Super Lawyers® for 2020

(October 13, 2020, Manchester, NH) – Sheehan Phinney is pleased to announce that thirty-one attorneys have been selected for inclusion on both the 2020 New England and Massachusetts Super Lawyers® lists, including six Rising Stars. Only 5% percent of attorneys are chosen each year, based on a multi-step evaluation process incorporating peer recognition and professional 

Author: Sheehan Phinney Staff
Category: Firm News

Sheehan Phinney Named Top in State by Best Lawyers® for 2021; Five Named Lawyer of the Year

(August 20, 2020, Manchester, NH, Boston, MA) – Sheehan Phinney is proud to announce that twenty-eight attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America® 2021. In addition, five Sheehan attorneys were selected as 2021 ‘Lawyers of the Year’ in their respective practice areas: Elizabeth A. Bailey – Litigation/Labor and 

Author: Elizabeth Bailey
Category: Firm News

Sheehan Phinney Expands Affordable Housing Group

(6/15/2020, Manchester, NH) – Sheehan Phinney welcomes Jaclyn N. Fisher to its Real Estate Group, where she will work primarily in Affordable Housing and Low-Income Housing Tax Credits. Fisher joins the firm from Preti, Flaherty, Beliveau & Pachios. She served as a Legal Resident to the Honorable Andrea K. Johnstone, U.S. District Court for the 

Author: Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green
Category: Firm News

Sheehan Phinney Earns Top Ranking for 2020 by Chambers USA

(4/23/2020, Manchester, NH) – Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green has once again received the highest rankings in New Hampshire for 2020 by Chambers USA, a prestigious directory of the country’s top law firms. The firm is also ranked Band 1 (highest ranking) in the state for Corporate/Commercial (including Tax and Bankruptcy), Environment, Healthcare, Labor & Employment, 

Author: Christopher M. Candon
Category: Firm News

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (The Cares Act)

CLIENT ALERT By: Peter Beach, Paul Durham, Andrew Eills, Colleen Lyons & Alexander Pyle March 27, 2020 On March 26, 2020, the Senate passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”), the third federal stimulus package designed to address the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. If, as expected, the current bill 

Author: Paul Durham
Category: Alert

Sheehan Phinney Expands its Paralegal Team

(2/11/2020, Manchester, NH) – Sheehan Phinney is proud to announce the addition of Kelly S. Delaney, Joyce M. Skiff and Lusa M. Silva to its paralegal team. Delaney is a Corporate Paralegal at Sheehan Phinney. Her focus will be with the corporate department, and also with Intellectual Property and Real Estate practice groups. Delaney received 

Author: Sheehan Phinney Staff
Category: Firm News

Walpole Affordable Housing Units Celebrated as Model for Region

Sheehan Phinney’s Affordable Housing team successfully represented developer Jack Franks in the the development and new construction of a 22 affordable housing units, Abenaki Spring, in Walpole, NH. Governor Chris Sununu attended the grand opening of  the development. “As businesses are coming in, this is what everyone is looking for. It’s affordability, it’s quality, efficiency, 

Author: Kenneth A. Viscarello
Category: Affordable Housing

Sheehan Phinney Ranked in 2020 “Best Law Firms”

(November 1, 2019, Manchester, NH, Boston, MA) – Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green is pleased to announce that it has been ranked by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers in the 2020 “Best Law Firms” rankings in 21 areas. Firms included in the 2020 “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients 

Author: Sheehan Phinney Staff
Category: Firm News

Sheehan Phinney Named Top in State by Best Lawyers® for 2020; Two Named Lawyer of the Year

(August 15, 2019, Manchester, NH, Boston, MA) – Sheehan Phinney is proud to announce that twenty-five attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America® 2020. In addition, two Sheehan attorneys were selected as 2020 ‘Lawyers of the Year’ in their respective practice areas: Peter T. Beach – Tax Law 

Author: Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green
Category: Press Releases

Sheehan Phinney Earns Top Rankings by Chambers USA for 2019

(4/26/2019, Manchester, NH) – The firm of Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green PA has once again received the highest rankings in New Hampshire for 2019 by Chambers USA, a prestigious directory of the country’s top law firms. Sheehan Phinney is also ranked Band 1 (highest ranking) in the state for Corporate/Commercial (including Tax and Bankruptcy), 

Author: Jason D. Gregoire
Category: Firm News

Sheehan Phinney Ranked in 2019 “Best Law Firms”

Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green is pleased to announce that it has been ranked by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers in the 2019 “Best Law Firms” rankings in 21 areas. Firms included in the 2019 “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving a tiered ranking signals a 

Author: Sheehan Phinney Staff
Category: Business Litigation

Sheehan Phinney Attorneys Selected as Super Lawyers® for 2018

(October 18, 2018, Manchester, NH) – Sheehan Phinney is pleased to announce that twenty-six attorneys have been selected for inclusion on the both the 2018 New England and Massachusetts Super Lawyers® lists, including six Rising Stars. Only 5% percent of attorneys are chosen each year, based on a multi-step evaluation process incorporating peer recognition and 

Author: Robert P. Cheney
Category: Firm News

Triple Peaks LLC. Sells to Vail Resorts Inc.

Sheehan Phinney congratulates it’s client, Triple Peaks, LLC, on its recent sale of its resort properties to Vail Resorts, Inc.  Triple Peaks, LLC is the parent company for Okemo Mountain Resort (Ludlow, VT), Mount Sunapee Resort (Newbury, NH) and Crested Butte Mountain Resort (Mt. Crested Butte, CO).  The Sheehan Phinney team assisted and advised the 

Author: James P. Reidy
Category: Corporate

Sheehan Phinney Attorneys Named Top in State by Best Lawyers in America® for 2019; Five Named Lawyer of the Year

(August 15, 2018, Manchester, NH, Boston, MA) – Sheehan Phinney is proud to announce that twenty-two attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America® 2019. In addition, five Sheehan attorneys were selected as 2019 ‘Lawyers of the Year’ in their respective practice areas: Christopher Cole – Litigation/Intellectual Property Michael 

Author: Michael J. Lambert
Category: Business Litigation

Sheehan Phinney Assists NH Public Utilities Commission with Sale of Eversource Fossil Fuel Generation Assets

(January 25, 2018, Manchester, NH) – As part of the “deregulation” of electric utilities in NH, which began almost 20 years ago, Eversource recently completed the divesture of its fossil fuel generating facilities with a sale of those assets to Granite Shore Power, LLC. The auction, conducted by JP Morgan, and sale was overseen and 

Author: Colleen Lyons
Category: Firm News

Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly profiles Boston office

Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly spoke with shareholder Michael J. Lambert on Sheehan Phinney’s culture, strengths, challenges and opportunities. See full article: Sheehan Phinney Missions & Visions

Author: Michael J. Lambert
Category: Bankruptcy

Perten Succeeds in Easement Case

(December 13, 2017, Boston, MA) – Sheehan Phinney Shareholder John H. Perten obtained summary judgment for the firm’s client in a dispute over the scope of an easement which ostensibly allowed an abutter to discharge wastewater onto the client’s property from where it was pumped to a municipal sewerage system.  The Court determined that discharge of 

Author: John H. Perten
Category: Real Estate & Development

Sheehan Phinney Welcomes Two New Attorneys

(12/4/2017, Manchester, NH) – Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green PA is proud to welcome Gregory A. Chakmakas and Bryanna K. Devonshire to the firm’s Manchester, NH office. Chakmakas will join the firm’s Real Estate Group where he will focus on assisting nonprofit and for-profit owners and developers in acquiring, developing and preserving affordable housing. He 

Author: Gregory A. Chakmakas
Category: Environment & Energy

House tax plan threatens affordable housing

Most of the affordable housing developed in New Hampshire over the past 20 years has received funding through the low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) program. In addition to other benefits, the credit provides investors who put money into certain affordable housing projects, with a dollar-for-dollar credit on their tax liability. Read the full article here.

Author: Kenneth A. Viscarello
Category: Real Estate & Development

Sheehan Phinney Ranked in 2018 “Best Law Firms”

Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green is pleased to announce that it has been ranked by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers in the 2018 “Best Law Firms” rankings in 20 areas. Firms included in the 2018 “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. 

Author: Sheehan Phinney Staff
Category: Press Releases

Viscarello Speaks at 2017 Housing and Economy Conference

(11/13/2017, Manchester, NH) – Sheehan Phinney shareholder, Kenneth A. Viscarello spoke at the 2017 Housing and the Economy Conference on November 8, 2017. Viscarello was part of a 4 person panel titled “Zoning In on Housing Opportunities”. The conference was held in Manchester, NH and hosted 200 attendees from the financial, real estate, lending, development, 

Author: Kenneth A. Viscarello
Category: Press Releases

Sheehan Phinney Attorneys Selected as Super Lawyers® for 2017

(October 26, 2017, Manchester, NH) – Sheehan Phinney is pleased to announce that twenty-six attorneys have been selected for inclusion on the both the 2017 New England and Massachusetts Super Lawyers® lists, including six Rising Stars. Only 5% percent of attorneys are chosen each year, based on a multi-step evaluation process incorporating peer recognition and 

Author: Sheehan Phinney Staff
Category: Firm News

Three Sheehan Phinney Attorneys Named Lawyer of the Year for 2018

(August 21, 2017, Manchester, NH) – Sheehan Phinney is proud to announce that Best Lawyers in America® has named Peter T. Beach (Tax), Susan A. Manchester (Real Estate) and Bradford E. Cook (Charities/Non-Profit) as Manchester, NH’s 2018 Lawyer of the Year in their respective areas. Best Lawyers is designating “Lawyers of the Year” in high-profile legal specialties in 

Author: Bradford E. Cook
Category: Taxation

Sheehan Phinney Real Estate Group Earns Top Rankings

(June 1, 2017, Manchester, NH) – Sheehan Phinney’s Real Estate Group has once again received the highest rankings in New Hampshire for 2017 by Chambers USA, a prestigious directory of the country’s top law firms. Sheehan Phinney is the only firm in New Hampshire to be ranked Band 1 (highest ranking) in the state for 

Author: Susan A. Manchester
Category: Real Estate & Development

NH Legal Perspective: When run-off comes onto your property

This article was originally published in the Union Leader and can be found here. By: Bobbie Hantz | March 5, 2017 About a year ago, I wrote an article about the unintended consequences of making changes to your property without planning for water run-off and potential adverse impacts to neighboring property. Not only do such 

Author: Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green
Category: Article

Questions linger over accessory dwelling unit law: Are condominium and homeowner associations covered?

Even if you only pick up the newspaper once in a while, there are two issues in New Hampshire that regularly make headlines: the so-called “Silver Tsunami” approaching the state and the staggering amount of student debt facing New Hampshire college graduates. These issues impact many facets of daily life and often come up in 

Author: Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green
Category: Article

Sheehan Phinney Attorneys Selected as Super Lawyers®

(November 1, 2016, Manchester, NH) – Sheehan Phinney is pleased to announce that twenty-seven attorneys have been selected for inclusion on the both the 2016 New England and Massachusetts Super Lawyers® lists, including six Rising Stars. Only 5% percent of attorneys are chosen each year, based on a multi-step evaluation process incorporating peer recognition and professional 

Author: Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green
Category: Press Releases

Sheehan Phinney Earns Top Rankings by Chambers USA

The firm of Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green PA has once again received the highest rankings in New Hampshire for 2016 by Chambers USA, a prestigious directory of the country’s top law firms.

Author: Elizabeth Bailey
Category: Firm News

Real Property Law: Environmental Risks in Real Estate Transactions

At every step along the way and for every party involved, contamination and even potential contamination can pose significant and expensive risks Environmental contamination can pose multi-faceted risk to those involved in real estate transactions. Exposure related to environmental factors can affect each phase of the transaction, including purchasing, financing, development and sale. Read the 

Author: Lynn J. Preston
Category: Article