PROFESSIONAL PROFILES

PETER G. MCGRATH

Attorney McGrath is a New Hampshire native and founding member of the firm, who concentrates his practice in the areas of complex family law and general litigation matters. Attorney McGrath combines a unique and expansive background of litigation experience, both from the prosecutorial side and from the private sector. As a federal prosecutor with the United States Department of Justice, Attorney McGrath was the lead prosecutor for the government in several major federal cases, including several in New Hampshire. During his tenure with the Justice Department, Attorney McGrath served as a Special Assistant United States Attorney in several federal districts, handled numerous jury trials, and directed various complex investigations. Since 1992, Attorney McGrath has been in the private practice of law and has effectively handled a wide variety of complex family law matters. He has gone before the New Hampshire Supreme Court on custody issues and has been very successful. Attorney McGrath received a master's degree in environmental law (MSL), magna cum laude, and his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Vermont Law School, and he was a note editor of the Vermont Law Review. He is admitted to practice law in the State of New Hampshire and the United States Supreme Court Bar. Attorney McGrath serves as a Member of the American Bar Association, NH Trial Lawyers Association, and is registered as an attorney with the Small Business Administration's subsection known as S.C.O.R.E. He has been a speaker at environmental seminars and other seminars involving real estate issues and the rights of landlords and tenants.