Pamela A. Peterson
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Biography

Pam represents individuals in divorce, domestic relation issues and Hague Convention cases. As an advocate in court and a steady counselor, Pam assists her clients in the complex areas of divorce and domestic relations law. Pam is also a New Hampshire Certified Marital Mediator so she conducts mediation in a private setting and is regularly appointed as a mediator in different family courts. She also has a background in environmental law and wrote an amicus brief for a New Hampshire Supreme Court case involving a major wetlands dispute.

EDUCATION:

Vermont Law School, Juris Doctor (Cum Laude), emphasis on environmental law, 1994
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Bachelor of Science, 1991

Representative Matters

• Trials in complex divorce, custody/parenting, alimony and child support matters.
• Conducts marital mediations in complex divorce and custody matters.
• Amicus Brief in Conservation Law Foundation v. N.H. Wetlands Council.

Professional Affiliations

• New Hampshire Bar Association, Family Law Section and Alternative Dispute Resolution Section
• New Hampshire Trial Lawyers Association
• Environmental and Natural Resources Law Section of the New Hampshire Bar Association

Awards & Honors

• 2012 Recipient of the L. Jonathan Ross Award for Outstanding Commitment to Legal Services for the Poor, New Hampshire Bar Association 
• 2007 Co-Recipient of the Hillsborough County Distinguished Pro Bono Service Award, Pro Bono Referral Program
• 2007 Award of Merit, Center for Missing and Exploited Children

Speaking Engagements

• Upcoming:  NH Bar Association - “Litigating a Parenting Plan in Divorce”, May 13, 2011
• NH Bar Association - “Issues Surrounding Modification of Parenting Plans”, March 23, 2011
• NH Women’s Bar Association - “Developments in the Law 2010”, February 3, 2011
• NH Women's Bar Association - "Development in Family Law: 2008", May 26, 2009
• Family Law Forum / Crazy Love -"She Works Hard for the Money" - Running a Healthy Divorce Practice in 2009, February 13, 2009
• Lorman Education Services - "Civil Unions", April 15, 2008
• NH Women's Bar Association - "Developments in Family Law: 2007", January 25, 2008
• NBI - "Child Custody and Shared Parenting", December 3, 2007
• "Recent Developments in Employment Law/Family Law: What Employers Need to Know" presented both in Andover, MA and in Bedford, NH, October 19th & October 31st, 2007
• NH Federal Practice Institute - "Issues in Representing Military Members in Time of War", September 27, 2007
• NBI - "Preventing Critical Financial Mistakes in Divorce", March 28, 2007
• NH Women's Bar Assoc. "Developments in Family Law: 2006", December 16, 2006
• NH Trial Lawyers Association - "2005 Family Law Forum", May 5, 2005
• DMB - "Handling Divorce Case & Child Custody", April 9, 2004
• NHBA - "Introduction and Overview of Divorce Litigation", March 14, 2003

Community Involvement

• New Hampshire Pro Bono Referral Program Board of Governors

Bar Admissions

• Maine
• Massachusetts
• New Hampshire