Laura D. Devine
Focus | Transportation Law, Construction Litigation, Premises Liability, Education Law, Employment Law
Laura D. Devine is a Shareholder based in the Manchester office of Boyle | Shaughnessy Law. Prior to joining the firm, Laura represented financial institutions in state and federal courts in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Her state and federal practice concentrates in commercial litigation, which includes transportation, construction, premises liability, blasting, bad faith litigation, education law, professional malpractice, and appeals.
Laura received her Juris Doctor from Northeastern University School of Law. While in law school, she completed full-time internships with the Honorable John C. Cratsley (ret.) at the Suffolk Superior Court; the United States Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Criminal Section in Washington, DC; the Service Employees International Union General Counsel’s office in Washington, DC; and Brown & Black in Boston, MA. In law school she served as a Teaching Assistant for Professor Libby Adler’s first-year constitutional law course and was a staff member of the Law Journal. She received her undergraduate degree from Northeastern University, magna cum laude, where she studied history and was a member of the rowing team.
Laura resides in Portsmouth with her husband and golden retriever.
Laura can be reached by email at ldevine@boyleshaughnessy.com.
Education:
- Northeastern University School of Law, J.D.
- Northeastern University, B.A.
Bar Admissions:
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
- State of New Hampshire
- United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire
- State of Vermont
- United States District Court for the District of Vermont
Memberships:
- Defense Research Institute (DRI)
- Tri-State Defense Lawyers Association (TDLA)
- Vermont Bar Association
- Charles C. Doe American Inns of Court (Board of Directors)
- New Hampshire Bar Association, Leadership Academy Steering Committee, Leadership Academy, Class of 2017
- Director, Special Olympics of New Hampshire Board of Directors
Publications:
- Case Summary: NH Supreme Court Decisions from May 2016
- Case Summary: NH Supreme Court Decisions from November 2016
- Case Summary: NH Supreme Court Decisions from October 2014
- Federal Practice, Bankruptcy & International Law: Practical Tips for Attorneys Representing Clients with Educational Debt
- New Hampshire Bar News, – July 2018; Opinions: Leadership Academy Survey Highlights Detrimental Law School Debt