ATTORNEY: Thomas R. Watson

Prior to joining Wiggin & Nourie in November 2005, Tom was a partner in several general practice law firms in the seacoast starting in 1979.

With a practice focused primarily on business law, civil litigation and real estate, Tom has helped countless firms make intelligent and informed decisions that protect them from risk while taking advantage of merging business opportunities.

Tom is an approved mediator/arbitrator and marital case neutral evaluator in New Hampshire’s Superior Courts.

Tom has also developed a growing practice serving as a mediator helping businesses and individuals resolve their disputes and differences outside of litigation.

AFFILIATIONS

New Hampshire Trial Lawyers Association, Past President (1995)
New Hampshire Trial Lawyers Association, Executive Committee Member
New Hampshire Bar Association, Past Board of Governors Member
New Hampshire Bar Foundation. , Past Board of Governors Member
The American Association of Justice, Member of the Board of Governors
The American Association of Justice’s , Past Chair of State Delegates
Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce, Chair of the Board of Trustees

BAR MEMBERSHIPS

New Hampshire Bar
Maine Bar
United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire
United States District Court for the District of Maine
United States District Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
United States Supreme Court

INVOLVEMENT IN THE COMMUNITY

Ballet New England, Board of Advisors
Strawberry Banke Museum, Board of Trustees
Leadership New Hampshire, class of 1994

RECOGNITION

2007 New Hampshire Trial Lawyer Association’s President’s Award
2006 New Hampshire Trial Lawyer Association’s Board of Governors Award
2000 New Hampshire Trial Lawyer Association’s Special Recognition Award
1995 “Portsmouth Citizen of the Year”

EDUCATION

B.A. - University of New Hampshire
J.D. - Franklin Pierce Law Center

PRACTICE AREAS

Business Law
Litigation
Domestic Relations
Real Estate, Land Use & Development
Plaintiff