Mark D. Kanakis

Attorney Mark D. Kanakis has been practicing law in New Hampshire since 1985. Previously, he was a founding partner with Merra and Kanakis, PC (which later merged with Smith-Weiss Shepard & Kanakis, PC). He is a 1981 graduate of the University of New Hampshire and a 1985 graduate of Boston University Law School. Mr. Kanakis was admitted to the New Hampshire Bar in 1985.

Mark has long been an active member of the legal community, authoring and presenting many Continuing Legal Education seminars, including but not limited to “Legal Issues Surrounding Foreclosures in New Hampshire” for First American Title Insurance Company, “Loan Defaults, Workouts, Insolvency & Foreclosure” for the New Hampshire Bar Association, “Residential and Commercial Evictions in New Hampshire” for the National Business Institute, “Commercial Evictions” for the National Business Institute, “Advanced Principals of Title Insurance in New Hampshire” Authored and presented section on ‘Mechanic’s Liens on Real Property’ for the National Business Institute, “Legal Issues Surrounding Foreclosure, Repossession and Collection of Problem Loans in New Hampshire” for Fleet Services, Inc., Buffalo, New York, and “New Hampshire Foreclosures: The Basics and Special Concerns” for AMRESCO Holdings, Providence, Rhode Island. His institutional clients have included TD Bank, NA, Citizens Bank, NA, Bank of America, NA, Bank of New England, The City of Nashua, NH, Enterprise Bank and Trust Company, Webster 5 Cent Savings Bank, NBT Bank, NA, First Essex Bank, Eastern Bank, Peoples United Bank, NA., M&T Bank, Rockingham Economic Development Corporation, AMRESCO New England, Inc., Primary Bank, Meredith Village Savings Bank and ORIX Capital Markets, LLC.

Mark’s principal areas of concentration are commercial lending and real estate. He has represented banks and individuals/companies in commercial lending as well as creditor bankruptcy situations for over 35 years. He has extensive experience in commercial loan recovery, including foreclosures, commercial loan workouts and commercial collections. Mark also concentrates on commercial real estate matters including leases and title issues . Finally, Mark is a title insurance agent for First American Title Insurance Company, Chicago Title Insurance Company and CATIC.

Mark is an avid curler and golfer. In 1990, he toured the then Soviet Union with the Derry, New Hampshire Men’s Basketball Team.