(Boston, MA and Manchester, NH) - Sheehan Phinney is proud to welcome four new attorneys across its Boston, MA and Manchester, NH offices. The additions expand the firm's Corporate and Litigation Groups, strengthening its ability to serve clients throughout New England and beyond. Robert Connelly, Stephanie Hoyer, and Patrick Kapples join the firm's Litigation Group in Boston, while Gracie Lowe joins the Corporate Group in Manchester.
Robert Connelly joins the Business Litigation Group, working primarily out of the firm's Boston office. He represents businesses and individuals in complex civil litigation matters. Connelly’s practice centers on construction disputes, partnership and shareholder disputes in closely held companies, breaches of fiduciary duty, fraud and misrepresentation, and unfair and deceptive trade practices. He appears before state and federal courts and arbitration panels. Before joining Sheehan Phinney, Connelly was a partner at a small South Shore law firm and served as a prosecutor in the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office. Prior to becoming an attorney, he served on active duty as an officer in the United States Army, where he deployed to Afghanistan. Connelly is admitted to practice in Massachusetts and Maine, received his J.D., cum laude, from the University of Maine School of Law, and his B.A. from the University of Vermont.
Stephanie Hoyer is a member of the Litigation Group working primarily out of the firm’s Boston office. She represents clients in a range of litigation matters. Before joining the firm, Hoyer practiced intellectual property litigation and advised healthcare companies on Medicare coverage for new technologies. She is admitted to practice in Massachusetts and Delaware, received her J.D. from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, her M.P.H. from Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, and her B.S. from St. Lawrence University. Hoyer served as the Editor-in-Chief for the University of Maryland Journal of Health Care Law and Policy and as Treasurer and Member of the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law Moot Court.
Patrick Kapples joins the firm’s Boston office as a member of its Litigation Group. He assists clients with medical malpractice and personal injury matters. Before joining the firm, Kapples practiced personal injury law in Connecticut. He is admitted to practice in Connecticut, received his J.D. from the Saint Louis University School of Law and his B.S., magna cum laude, from the University of New Hampshire. While at the Saint Louis University School of Law, Kapples received the Everett Hullverson Award, awarded to the law student who demonstrates the greatest proficiency in trial advocacy.
Gracie Lowe joins the Corporate Group in the firm's Manchester, NH office, where she focuses her practice on healthcare law. She previously served as a Sheehan Phinney Summer Associate. Lowe is admitted to practice in New Hampshire, earned her B.S., cum laude, from the University of Arizona, and her J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of New Hampshire School of Law. At UNH Law, she was a Daniel Webster Scholar, Editor-in-Chief of the University of New Hampshire Law Review, and a Teaching Assistant. Lowe also received the Yacos Prize, awarded to the law student who shows exceptional merit in commercial legal studies.
About the Firm
Sheehan Phinney is a preeminent law firm where nearly 90 years of trusted experience meets innovative forward-thinking and creative solutions in all areas of business law. Founded in 1937, Sheehan Phinney has grown to over 75 attorneys with five offices throughout New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Vermont, and is known for professional excellence, practical counsel and commitment to both its clients and the communities it serves. Sheehan Phinney is the exclusive member in New Hampshire of Lex Mundi, the world’s leading association of premier independent law firms.