Current Employment Position(s)

Sole Practitioner

Lawyer Overview

I have been told that I am a small lawyer, in a small firm, in a small town in a small state.  This was done to intimidate me, and it did not work.  Concord  New Hampshire may not be a Metropolis, but the clients who come to me are as important as any client in any city.  I represent individuals and businesses.  I have been practicing law in this state for over 20 years and have assisted thousands of people on multiple issues.  The focus of my practice is employment law.  However, my clients return: "Can you read my lease?" I have a cousin who is in the Military and needs helps." "You were so good with my case I need you to help me with my custody case." I have become more generalized and expanded my practice to include diverse areas such as custody disputes, equity matters, ownership of personal property, Military law, and business collections.  In addition I am very familiar and very successful in equity matters such as appeals, motions and restraining orders to list just a few.  I like my clients and am devoted to my practice of law.  To me employment law is not just discrimination it is wage and hour issues, compliance with hundreds of laws that regulate employers, it is assisting someone who has been terminated or should really find work elsewhere, it is a fascinating and complex area of practice.  I have no fear of political pressure and this assists me to take on difficult cases.

I have an excellent success ratio as measured by client satisfaction.  Overall, I make no promises other than to work as hard as I can.  I hope to keep your expectations reasonable in light of the law and to exceed your expectations whenever possible.  I work with the law, I learn the law and I use it to my clients' advantage.  There is nothing better than a good challenge! Give me a call to see if I fit your needs.

Areas of Practice

• Administrative Hearings & Adjudication
• Age Discrimination
• Americans with Disabilities Act -- Employee
• Americans with Disabilities Act -- Employer
• Child Support
• Childrens' Rights
• Collections & Repossessions
• Commercial Leasing
• Contracts
• Courts-Martial & Discharge
• Custody & Visitation
• Debtor/Creditor
• Disability
• Disability & Illness Discrimination
• Discrimination
• Dissolution
• Domestic Violence & Neglect
• Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) -- Employee
• Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) -- Employer
• Employee Rights -- Employee
• Employee Rights -- Employer
• Employment Contracts -- Employee
• Employment Contracts -- Employer
• Employment Discrimination -- Employee
• Employment Discrimination -- Employer
• Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) -- Employee
• Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) -- Employer
• Federal Trial Practice
• Formation & Business Planning
• Franchising
• Gay & Lesbian Rights
• Joint Ventures
• Labor Disputes
• Labor Relations Boards & Proceedings
• Lemon Law
• Limited Liability Companies
• Mental Health
• Military & Veterans Appeals
• Military Justice
• Municipal Employment
• Municipal Employment -- Employee
• Municipal Employment -- Employer
• National Origin Discrimination
• Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA) -- Employee
• Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA) -- Employer
• Partnerships
• Police Misconduct
• Race Discrimination
• Religious Discrimination
• Sex Discrimination
• Sexual Harassment
• Sexual Harassment -- Employee
• Sexual Harassment -- Employer
• State Appellate Practice
• State Trial Practice
• Transactions
• Uniform Commercial Code
• Wage & Hour Laws
• Wage & Hour Laws -- Employee
• Wage & Hour Laws -- Employer
• Warranties
• Whistleblower -- Employee
• Whistleblower -- Employer
• Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act
• Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act -- Employee
• Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act -- Employer
• Wrongful Termination -- Employee
• Wrongful Termination -- Employer

Representative Clients

• Employers & Employees
• Small Business & Corporate

West Practice Categories

Administrative Hearings & Adjudication, Collections, Commercial Leasing, Contracts, Debtor/Creditor, Franchising, Joint Ventures, Lemon Law, Transactions, Uniform Commercial Code, Warranties, Dissolution, Formation & Business Planning, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships, Age Discrimination, Disability & Illness Discrimination, Gay & Lesbian Rights, National Origin Discrimination, Police Misconduct, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Discrimination, Americans with Disabilities Act -- Employee, Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) -- Employee, Employee Rights -- Employee, Employment Contracts -- Employee, Employment Discrimination -- Employee, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) -- Employee, Municipal Employment -- Employee, Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA) -- Employee, Sexual Harassment -- Employee, Wage & Hour Laws -- Employee, Whistleblower/Qui Tam, Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act -- Employee, Wrongful Termination -- Employee, Americans with Disabilities Act -- Employer, Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) -- Employer, Employee Rights -- Employer, Employment Contracts -- Employer, Employment Discrimination -- Employer, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) -- Employer, Municipal Employment -- Employer, Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA) -- Employer, Sexual Harassment -- Employer, Wage & Hour Laws -- Employer, Whistleblower -- Employer, Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act -- Employer, Wrongful Termination -- Employer, Child Support, Childrens' Rights, Custody & Visitation, Domestic Violence & Neglect, Disability, Mental Health, Labor Disputes, Labor Relations Boards & Proceedings, Wage & Hour Laws, Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act, Federal Trial Practice, Military & Veterans Appeals, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Courts-Martial & Discharge, Military Justice, Municipal Employment

Bar Admissions

• New Hampshire, 1984
• U.S. District Court District of New Hampshire, 1984

Classes and Seminars

• Job Club Presentation, NH Division of Adult Learning & Rehabilitation
• Diversity Conference, NH Department of Health & Human Services, 2002
• Diversity Conference, NH Department of Voc. Rehab., 2002
• Over the course of 20 years, I have given many Presentations on ERISA, COBRA, WARN, and other areas of employment and insurance law, regulations and court interpretations of such.

Pro Bono Activities

• NH Department Employment Security Employee Defense, 1995 - Present
• D.O.V.E. (Domestic Violence Task Force), 1999 - Present

Past Employment Positions

• NH Blue Cross & Blue Shield, VP Resident Counsel, 1985 - 1994
• U.S. District Court of NH, Clerk, 1985

Education

• Franklin Pierce Law Center, Concord, New Hampshire
  J.D.
• Boston University, Boston, MA
  B.A.
  Honors: Dean's List
  Major: Psychology

References

• David C. Smith, Sr., New Hampshire Department of Education
• Donald Whippie, DW Timber Frame Design, LLC

Address

6 Dixon Avenue
Concord, NH 03301

Phones

(603) 225-0280
(603) 496-7580

Faxes

(603) 375-0269

Emails

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Websites

http://www.attorneyolcott.com