(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 large legal communities. Only a single lawyer in each specialty in each community is being honored as the “Lawyer of the Year”. The lawyers being honored as “Lawyers of the Year” have received particularly high ratings in our surveys by earning a high level of respect among their peers for their abilities, professionalism, and integrity.
Peter Beach chairs the firm’s Tax Law Practice Group where his practice covers a broad range of tax matters, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, spin-offs, tax-free reorganizations, workouts, partnerships, S corporations, limited liability companies, international taxation, state and local taxation, tax-exempt organizations and tax-exempt financing. He has been consistently recognized by Best Lawyers in America® and Chambers USA for his work in Tax Law. Beach is admitted to practice in New Hampshire and California, received his J.D., magna cum laude, from Cornell University Law School and his B.A., summa cum laude, from Maharishi University of Management.
Bradford Cook chairs the firm’s Estate Planning and Probate, Government Relations and Not-for-Profit, Charitable and Religious Institutions Practice Groups. He is a past President of the firm and has practiced with Sheehan Phinney since 1973. He is widely recognized in the state for his work in the community and has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America® since 2003. He is admitted to practice in New Hampshire, received his J.D. from Cornell University Law School and his B.A., summa cum laude, (Phi Beta Kappa), from the University of New Hampshire.
Susan Manchester chairs the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group where she conducts an active commercial real estate practice. She represents developers before land use bodies and analyzes complex title issues from a technical, as well as practical, viewpoint. Manchester has specialized knowledge in condominium law. Manchester has been recognized throughout the state for her work in the community, most recently receiving the 2017 Pastoral Counseling Service Good Samaritan Award. She has been consistently recognized by Chambers USA, Best Lawyers in America® and New England Super Lawyers® for her work in Real Estate. Manchester is a fellow for the American College of Real Estate Lawyers and is admitted to practice in New Hampshire. She received her J.D. from Boston University School of Law and her B.A., magna cum laude, from Brown University.
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Sheehan Phinney is a full service business law firm representing local, national and international clients with innovative approaches and practical solutions. Founded in 1937, Sheehan Phinney has grown to over 60 attorneys with four offices throughout New Hampshire and Massachusetts 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.