On August 1, 2017, the Supreme Court answered a unique question concerning the effect of an appeal on property divisions.  In the case of Breagy and Breagy, the trial court issued a Final Decree of Divorce in August 2014.  The wife appealed the Decree of Divorce to the New Hampshire Supreme Court who, in July 2015, affirmed the Decree.  Between August 2014 and July ... more

New Hampshire employees have a duty of loyalty while they are employed by the company which generally, even absent an agreement, prevents an employee from working for a competitor or funneling potential company business to the employee’s own side business.   New Hampshire also has a statute addressing trade secrets that prevents employees from misappropriating confidential ... more

We all have people in our lives who go through money like it is nothing; often, the money is not used for their benefit and is wasted, or if they have a drug problem, more money can cause them direct harm. If that person is your child or even your grandchild, you might want to try and maintain a little control over how they spend their inheritance. Through the use of a Trust, ... more

If an individual who owes you money and passes away the fact that there is no probate estate opened could be because he held his assets in a revocable trust which is a standard estate-planning tool to avoid probate, but does not impede creditors.  A revocable trust is revocable throughout his life time and became irrevocable upon his death and his assets should be considered ... more

The defense I was "only following orders" is sometimes referred to as the Nuremberg defense.  Generally, employees are liable for their own wrongful acts irrespective of whether or not they were doing so at the bequest of their boss.  For example, in New Hampshire a manager acting on behalf of his corporate employer in firing an employee that legitimately complained about ... more