Current Employment Position(s)

President

Lawyer Overview

Jack is the senior member of the firm's Litigation Department. He focuses his practice on arbitration and mediation, bringing his 50 years experience as a trial lawyer and 24 years of service as a New Hampshire District Court Judge to the table.

Areas of Practice

• Arbitration and Mediation
• Commercial Litigation
• Personal Injury Litigation

West Practice Categories

Mediation, Arbitration, Business & Commercial Law, Personal Injury -- Defense, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Litigation & Appeals

Bar Admissions

• New Hampshire, 1956

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association, 1985 - Present (Member, House of Delegates)
• American Bar Association (Secretary, 2002)
• Boston University Law School Alumni Association, 1978 - 1979 (President)
• New England Law Institute, 1977 - 1980 (Trustee)
• New Hampshire Public Radio, 1987 - 1990 (Director)
• New Hampshire Judicial Council, 1978 - 1983 (Member)
• New England Bar Association, 1978 - 1988 (Director)
• New England Bar Association, 1982 - 1983 (President)
• Merrimack College, 1981 - 1985 (Member, Advisory Board)
• Manchester Chamber of Commerce, 1963 - 1988 (Director)
• Manchester Chamber of Commerce, 1985 - 1986 (Chairman)
• National Association of IOLTA Programs, 1990 - 1991 (Director)
• New Hampshire Bar Association, 1979 - 1980 (President)
• New Hampshire Bar Foundation, 1982 - 1990 (Chairman)
• National Conference of Bar Foundations, 1989 - 1990 (Trustee and President)
• National Conference of Bar Presidents, 1987 - 1990 (Member, Executive Council)
• National Conference of Bar Presidents, 1990 - 1991 (Treasurer)
• Business and Industry Association, 1988 - Present (Director)
• Business and Industry Association, 1990 (Secretary)
• New Hampshire Public Television (Member, Board of Directors)
• Greater Manchester Development Corp., 1983 - Present (Director)
• New Hampshire Public Television, 1994 (Governor)
• The White Mountain School, 1976 - 1979 (Chairman, Board of Trustees)

Honors and Awards

• Fellow, New Hampshire Bar Foundation
• Fellow, American Bar Foundation
• Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
• The Best Lawyers in America
• Chambers & Partners America's Leading Lawyers for Business

Past Employment Positions

• Merrimack District Court, Judge, 1962 - 1986
• Uniform State Laws, Commissioner, 1971 - 1975
• United State Marine Corps Reserve, 1950 - 1952

Education

• Boston University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts, 1956
  J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
  Honors: cum laude
  
  Law Review: Boston University Law Review, Student Editor, 1954 - 1956
• Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania, 1950
  A.B., Bachelor of Arts

Address

City Hall Plaza
900 Elm Street
Manchester, NH 03101

Phones

(603) 628-1446

Faxes

(603) 625-5650

Emails

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Websites

http://www.mclane.com