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When First Lieutenant Mark Chapman receives care packages from home, he often shares them with his crew of twenty soldiers. It was known to the staff and attorneys at Wescott Law that Chapman’s mother, Paralegal Sharon Chapman, frequently sends boxes of supplies to her son who is serving in the […]
Wescott Law is pleased to announce the addition of Attorney Sarah N. Rubury (formerly Sarah Young) to the firm. Rubury previously practiced in White Plains, New York, where she concentrated on insurance litigation including premises liability, class action products liability, employment law and personal injury. A 2013 graduate of Northeastern […]
Overtime laws set to take effect in just over a week are now on hold due to a nationwide injunction issued by a federal judge in Texas which blocks the Department of Labor’s rule, scheduled to go into effect December 1, 2016. In a 20-page decision, U.S. District Judge Amos […]
Life in the Lakes Region is all about enjoying nature and pursuing outdoor activities. For this reason fishing is a popular activity. Unfortunately, Loons and other water fowl often ingest lead sinkers and jigs, resulting in injury, lead poisoning and death. In an effort to combat this issue, a new […]
It is a long-standing tradition at the Belknap County Bar Association’s annual meeting for attorneys who are new to practicing in that region to add their signature to a leather bound journal dating back to 1865, the year the Belknap County Bar Association was formed. Originally used for recording minutes of BCBA proceedings and to enroll […]
Attorney Allison Ambrose has been elected to the position of Director and Managing Partner of Wescott Law, effective January 1, 2016. Coming to the firm as an intern on January 1, 2010, Ambrose was invited to join the Wescott Law as an associate attorney in May of the following year. “Allison […]
E very year the national polling firm of Woodward/White compiles exhaustive research for the purpose of publishing a comprehensive volume of the country’s top attorneys. The 2016 edition of “The Best Lawyers in America” has just been completed and for the second consecutive year, Attorney Ed Hibbard of Wescott Law […]
On August 27, 2015 the National Labor Relations Board handed down it’s ruling in the Browning-Ferris Industries case. In its decision, the NLRB determined that Browning-Ferris (BFI) should be considered a joint employer with its contractor, Phoenix-based staffing agency Leadpoint Business Services. With this decision, the labor board basically redefined […]
Attorney John Giere of Wescott Law recently assisted in a joint effort between the City of Laconia and the Belknap Economic Development Council (BEDC) to purchase and renovate the Colonial Theater on Main Street in downtown Laconia. The Theater first opened in 1914 as motion pictures captivated the country in […]
The Belknap County Bar Association held its annual dinner at Hart’s Turkey Farm in Meredith, New Hampshire on March 25, 2014. Two area attorneys were honored for their over 50 years of service in the legal community: Attorney Rod Dyer of Wescott Law, P.A. and Attorney Willard G. Martin, Jr., […]