New Hampshire Personal Injury Attorneys
24/7 Call Answering 603.713.0100If you are hiring a contractor to build a house for you or hiring a contractor to perform repairs or construct an addition to your existing house, you should insist on a written warranty from the contractor. Many times, this important requirement is overlooked in the home construction area whereas we all expect a written […]
Read MoreQ: Can I be fired while I’m pregnant? A: Under New Hampshire and Federal law, an employer may not fire an employee because she is pregnant or because she is taking (or has taken) taking maternity leave. However, being pregnant does not protect someone for being fired for other legitimate business reasons. Q: Should I […]
Read MoreThe concept of “adverse possession” is one of the oldest doctrines in property law. In simple terms, if a person is deemed to have adversely possessed someone else’s property for a long enough period of time, the first person may be able to acquire legal ownership over it. In order to acquire title to real […]
Read MoreCar accidents, or motor vehicle accidents (MVAs), are one of the most common sources of personal injury. In 2015 alone, over 35,000 people died in auto accidents in the United States. The number of less serious injuries is many times greater. The most recent data available indicates that in New Hampshire there are approximately 100 […]
Read MoreAttorney Israel Piedra was recently quoted in a nationally-syndicated news article distributed by “Content That Works” (CTW Features). The article discusses the benefits of hiring a real estate attorney to assist in buying or selling a home. In the article, Attorney Piedra emphasizes the importance of hiring an attorney when selling or purchasing a new […]
Read MoreGenerally, property owners have a right to use their real estate in whatever manner they see fit. However, when that use begins to interfere with another person’s property rights, a “nuisance” may occur. A “nuisance” is a specific type of tort, or civil wrong, and may be of the private (interference with an individual’s property rights) […]
Read More…Understand How Courts Divide Marital Property Upon divorce, “marital property” is divided. Marital property includes all tangible (a car, a house) and intangible (intellectual property, pensions) property. In New Hampshire, judges must divide marital property fairly. In most cases, the Court presumes that an equal division is fair. However, Courts sometimes divide property unequally after […]
Read More“I’m too busy running the company” – “That’ll never happen to me” Some all too common refrains uttered by hard working business owners are: “I’m too busy running the company” and “That’ll never happen to me.” In our firm’s estate planning/business planning practice it is evident that most New Hampshire business owners have not reviewed […]
Read MoreOver the Memorial Day weekend, the Internet was abuzz with the story of Harambe the Gorilla, who was shot and killed by workers at Ohio’s Cincinnati Zoo after an incident where a four-year old boy ended up in the gorilla’s enclosure. Since the incident, a debate has raged about whether the Zoo was justified in […]
Read MoreWelts, White & Fontaine attorney Israel Piedra was recently featured in a LawGuru.com article entitled “8 Things That Will Make You the Perfect Client.” According to its website, LawGuru “is one of the world’s most popular legal websites.” It is best known for a question-and-answer service where Internet users can make online legal inquiries. Attorney […]
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