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A Lawyer for Our Community | Salem Legal Services, LLC represents all individuals and business owners, including non-traditional couples and families. Our areas of practice are as diverse as the clients we serve
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Rockingham County GLBT Friendly Lawyer

A Lawyer for Our Community

Diverse Legal Services for a Diverse Clientele

At Salem Legal Services, LLC in Salem, New Hampshire, we provide quality representation and legal counsel. We serve clients throughout New Hampshire, northern Massachusetts and southern Maine. To schedule a confidential consultation a knowledgeable and experienced attorney, contact us through e-mail or call 603-898-6954.

Practice Areas:

  • Divorce and property division — We provide skilled divorce representation and address related issues involving the equitable division of marital assets. We represent gay and transgender clients ending a traditional marriage.
  • Prenuptial agreements — A prenuptial agreement is a valuable legal tool for both heterosexual and same-sex couples planning a marriage.
  • Custody and visitation — We help parents negotiate parenting arrangements and represent parents in contested custody court proceedings.
  • Partnership issues for non-traditional families — We address the full spectrum of family law issues affecting gay and lesbian couples.
  • Same-sex marriage — As of January, 2010, the state of New Hampshire allows same-sex marriage. Our firm provides legal services to aid in all legal issues that affect same-sex couples.
  • Mediation — Mary Notaris can serve as a neutral mediator or as legal counsel in preparation for a mediated settlement in family law matters and other types of cases.
  • Civil mediation — We offer mediation services to settle a range of civil disputes, including landlord/tenant issues, elder care, foreclosure, GLBT issues, and more.
  • Collaborative law — Through the collaborative law process, divorcing parties can settle their matters cooperatively and out of court with assistance of attorneys.
  • Guardianship and adoption — We focus our adoption and guardianship practice on handling second parent adoption and preparing guardian petitions to extend parental rights to GLBT parents.
  • Estate planning — We create wills, trusts, powers of attorney and health care directives to protect assets and guide loved ones in the event of incapacity.
  • Real estate — We handle residential and commercial transactions, negotiate leases and resolve landlord-tenant disputes.
  • Bankruptcy — We represent clients in both Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceedings and Chapter 13 bankruptcy proceedings.
  • Divorce and bankruptcy — Depending on your unique financial circumstances, we can help you determine when to file bankruptcy: before or after divorce.
  • Work Injury/SSDI — We provide skilled representation in workers' compensation matters and for Social Security disability claims.
  • Personal injury — We vigorously pursue full and fair compensation for people who are injured because of the negligence of others.
  • Professional malpractice — We represent people who are injured by negligent professionals, such as doctors, dentists, psychologists, financial advisors or lawyers.
  • Business law — We offer astute counsel in all aspects of business law, including business start-ups and formation, contract drafting and review, and commercial litigation.
  • Employment litigation/discrimination — We represent employees or employers in discrimination, harassment and wrongful termination litigation (including discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation), as well as litigation involving restrictive covenants or compensation.
  • Criminal defense — We represent adults and juveniles facing felony or misdemeanor criminal charges in state and federal court.

As necessary or convenient, we can arrange evening and weekend appointments. Contact us online or call 603-898-6954 to find out how we can help.

Visa, MasterCard and Discover accepted.