Reread Your Contract Before You Terminate It

Paul Durham | November 10, 2020 Businesses must position themselves to be flexible in unpredictable times. For many decision makers, that means cutting costs by carefully reevaluating the terms of 

Author: Paul Durham
Category: Article

Why to Avoid Probate, and How

By: Madeline C. Hutchings | October 23, 2020 This week is National Estate Planning Awareness Week. If you have ever wondered why everyone is trying to “avoid probate,” take one 

Author: Madeline Christie Hutchings
Category: Article

Powers of Attorney and Health Care Directives

By: Michael P. Panebianco | October 20, 2020 When people think of “estate planning” they often think that it means deciding what happens to their assets when they die.  However, 

Author: Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green
Category: Article

It’s National Estate Planning Week—Have you done yours?

By: Brad Cook | October 19, 2020 This is National Estate Planning Week!  That should be a reminder to everyone that estate planning is essential for all individuals and families—this 

Author: Bradford E. Cook
Category: Article

Preparing for Cyberattacks

This article was originally published in Business NH and can be found here. Mark Dobson and James P. Harris | September 15, 2020 Cyberattacks, from data breaches to ransomware, are 

Author: James P. Harris
Category: Article

COVID-19 and Massachusetts Retail Leases

This article was originally published in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly and can be found here. Damon M. Seligson | August 13, 2020 Retail tenants and commercial landlords are both experiencing business-threatening circumstances 

Author: Damon M. Seligson
Category: Article

EU Court Ruling Complicates U.S. Firms’ Data Privacy Plans

This article was originally published in the New Hampshire Business Review and can be found here. Douglas Verge | August 13, 2020 A recent decision from Europe interpreting the EU’s 

Author: Douglas G. Verge
Category: Article

Telehealth Law Signals a “New Normal”

This article was originally published in the New Hampshire Business Review and can be found here. Telehealth Law Signals a “New Normal” In the 21st century, health care can and 

Author: Andrew B. Eills
Category: Article

It’s 10 O’clock, Do You Know Where Your Data Is?

This article was originally published in the NH Business Review and can be found here. It’s 10 O’clock, Do You Know Where Your Data Is? Using data mapping to comply 

Author: Douglas G. Verge
Category: Article

Estate Planning After the SECURE Act

This article was originally published in the New Hampshire Bar News and can be found here. Estate Planning After the SECURE Act By: Michael Panebianco March 18, 2020 In the 

Author: Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green
Category: Article

Managing Political Speech in the Office

This article was originally published in Business New Hampshire Magazine and can be found here. Managing Political Speech in the Office By: Jim Reidy March 3, 2020 Sightings of presidential 

Author: James P. Reidy
Category: Article

NH Weighs California-like Privacy Law

This article was originally published in the New Hampshire Business Review and can be found here. NH Weighs California-like Privacy Law By: JP Harris February 14, 2020 The New Hampshire 

Author: James P. Harris
Category: Article

Budget Law Changes and your Estate Plan

Michael Panebianco | January 31, 2020 In the final weeks of 2019, the federal budget was passed by Congress and signed by President Trump. The new law includes changes to 

Author: Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green
Category: Article

Tom Brady and a Cautionary Tale for Employers

This article was originally posted by the New Hampshire Business Review and can be found here. Tom Brady and a Cautionary Tale for Employers By: Jim Reidy January 17, 2020 Regardless of 

Author: James P. Reidy
Category: Uncategorized

Smoking Weed in the Workplace

Jim Reidy | January 8, 2020 The evolution of the legality of smoking marijuana has kept pace with the other social changes in our society. In today’s episode of You’re 

Author: James P. Reidy
Category: Article

Having Energy When Everyone Else’s Power is Out

This article was originally posted by the New Hampshire Business Review and can be found here. Having Energy When Everyone Else’s Power is Out By: Tom Burack November 8, 2019 

Author: Thomas Burack
Category: Article

Data Privacy Compliance in the 21st Century

This article was originally posted by the New Hampshire Business Review and can be found here. Data Privacy Compliance in the 21st Century By: Doug Verge October 24, 2019 Like it or not, 

Author: Douglas G. Verge
Category: Article

The Risks of Working at Home

This article was originally posted by the New Hampshire Business Review and can be found here. The Risks of Working at Home By: JP Harris October 24, 2019 Even though employees are 

Author: James P. Harris
Category: Article

NH Legal Perspective: Backups – it’s Your Business

This article was originally posted in the Union Leader and can be found here. NH Legal Perspective: Backups- It’s Your Business By: Tom E. Mitchell September 21, 2019 A rule 

Author: Sheehan Phinney Staff
Category: Article

Assessing NH’s New Noncompete Law

David McGrath | August 29, 2019 Effective Sept. 8, all noncompete agreements entered on or after that date will be invalid and unenforceable for “low-wage” employees in New Hampshire. The 

Author: David W. McGrath
Category: Article

Private Equity’s Role in the Future of Healthcare

Fifteen years from now, what will healthcare look like, and what types of companies will be delivering it? Will new technologies shape how we access healthcare? Will new companies emerge 

Author: Andrew B. Eills
Category: Article

Adopting a Proactive Employee Mobility Strategy

Almost every company today — and in New Hampshire in particular — is engaged in something of a multidimensional war. There is as intense a competition for talented employees, skilled 

Author: Christopher Cole
Category: Article

The Supreme Court Continues Review of FDCPA

In this past term, the United States Supreme Court took action on several cases that may significantly shape bankruptcy and/or insolvency law. Notably, the Supreme Court handed down another significant 

Author: Christopher M. Candon
Category: Article

NH Legal Perspective: Estate Planning Check-up Time

This article was originally published in the Union Leader and can be found here. NH Legal Perspective: Estate Planning Check-up Time By: Brad Cook June 29, 2019 Among the items 

Author: Bradford E. Cook
Category: Article

Tech Companies and Healthcare: Is Privacy at Stake?

Imagine the following scenario: You are experiencing a cough, fever and chills and need to see a doctor. You lack transportation and no one is available to give you a 

Author: Jason D. Gregoire
Category: Article

Drug Testing in the Marijuana Legalization Age

Jim Reidy | June 5, 2019 On this podcast, New Hampshire employment attorney Jim Reidy discusses with XpertHR Legal Editor David Weisenfeld whether employers should still be testing for marijuana 

Author: James P. Reidy
Category: Article

NH’s Legislative Roundup

This article was originally published in Business NH Magazine and can be found here. NH’s Legislative Roundup By: Jim Reidy June 5, 2019 While the headlines coming out of Washington 

Author: James P. Reidy
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A Careful Balance: Managing Political Activity and Speech at Work

HR professionals have the responsibility to enforce workplace rules, promote cooperation, insist on civility and respect, and—most of all—remind folks they are on one team, at least in the workplace. 

Author: James P. Reidy
Category: Article

Marijuana and the Modern Workplace

Jim Reidy | April 17, 2019 Strict drug screening policies may not be keeping up with the times. That is because drug-testing policies, especially for marijuana use, are no longer 

Author: James P. Reidy
Category: Article

NH Legal Perspective: What is a Patent For?

This article was originally published in the Union Leader and can be found here. NH Legal Perspective: What is a Patent For? By: Jonathan Whitcomb April 13, 2019 A little 

Author: Jonathan B. Whitcomb
Category: Article

When Free Speech and Employment Clash

Human resources professionals have the responsibility to enforce workplace rules, promote cooperation, insist on civility and respect, and — most of all — remind folks they are on one team, 

Author: James P. Reidy
Category: Article

Live Free and Get High?

Jim Reidy | March 22, 20219 It wasn’t that long ago that the question of legalizing recreational marijuana was met with disbelief and in many cases laughter. Now that NH 

Author: James P. Reidy
Category: Article

Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act

Currently, New Hampshire law does not expressly authorize fiduciaries to manage a person’s digital assets as they can with the person’s other, tangible, personal property. Recognizing this need, an effort 

Author: Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green
Category: Article

Gauging Critical Access Hospital Protections

New Hampshire’s healthcare system is composed of a variety of organizations ranging from large tertiary hospitals, to small free-standing surgery centers to community health clinics. Among these, “critical access hospitals” 

Author: Andrew B. Eills
Category: Article

LLC Taxed as an S Corporation – Be Careful

It is common today to include in a discussion about choice of entity the possibility of forming an LLC (Limited Liability Company) that elects to be taxed as an S corporation. The 

Author: Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green
Category: Article

NH Legal Perspective: What to Expect in Civil Litigation

This article was originally published in the Union Leader and can be found here. NH Legal Perspective: What to Expect in Civil Litigation By: Courtney Herz February 16, 2019 We 

Author: Courtney H. G. Herz
Category: Article

The Government’s Disclosure Requirements in the District of NH

In federal criminal cases, the Government’s discovery obligations are generally dictated by the Jenks Act, the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure 16 and 26.2 (to include LCrR 16.1), and the 

Author: Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green
Category: Article