Atty. Heather V. Menezes
Heather represents injured individuals in a wide array of personal injury cases, including motor vehicle accidents, bicycle accidents, uninsured and underinsured motor vehicle accidents, wrongful death, workers’ compensation, medical malpractice, and vaccine injury cases. Heather understands the multitude of issues facing injured clients, whether the injury occurred from someone else’s negligence, from a vaccine, or at work.
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Heather V. Menezes is a Partner based in Manchester, New Hampshire, practicing at Shaheen & Gordon, P.A.. They have 21+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2005. Their practice focuses on personal injury. Admitted to practice in New Hampshire U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire United States Court of Federal C (2005). Educated at University of New Hampshire School of Law (J.D., 2005) and Providence College (B.A. English, 1999). Recognitions include Peer Reviewed. Active member of New Hampshire Bar Association New Hampshire Women's Bar Association New Hampshire Trial Lawyers Association New Hampshire Association for Justice. Serands clients in Manchester, NH and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Heather represents injured individuals in a wide array of personal injury cases, including motor vehicle accidents, bicycle accidents, uninsured and underinsured motor vehicle accidents, wrongful death, workers’ compensation, medical malpractice, and vaccine injury cases
- Heather understands the multitude of issues facing injured clients, whether the injury occurred from someone else’s negligence, from a vaccine, or at work
- She approaches each case with compassion and diligence
- Your problem is her problem
- Heather has extensive experience fighting for her clients in New Hampshire’s state and federal trial courts, the New Hampshire Department of Labor, and the New Hampshire Supreme Court
- She is admitted to the United States Court of Federal Claims and represents individuals injured by vaccines in the highly specialized Vaccine Injury Compensation Program
- Publications The Apportionment Distortion, New Hampshire Trial Bar News, 2019
- An Overview of Recent New Hampshire Supreme Court Immunity Decisions, New Hampshire Trial Bar News, 2017
- Tips for Finding and Vetting an Expert Witness, The Woman Advocate, August 2017 (with Kate Mahan)
Vaccine Injury Claims
- National Program Offers Relief for Clients, New Hampshire Bar News, August 2016
- The Admissibility and Use of Cell Phone Records at Trial, New Hampshire Trial Bar News, 2015
- Using the Common Plan and Design Exception in RSA 507:7-e, I (c) to Preclude Apportionment, New Hampshire Trial Bar News, 2015
- Child Hit by Drunk Driver on Street is an Occupant of his School Bus for Underinsured Motorist Coverage Purposes, New Hampshire Bar Journal, 2014
- Plaintiff’s Verdict Following Admission of Medical Malpractice Screening Panel Findings at Trial, New Hampshire Bar News, August 2013
- Discovery of Non-Party Inmate Records in Federal Court, New Hampshire Trial Bar News, 2011
- Admission of Medical Screening Panel Findings Unconstitutional, New Hampshire Trial Bar News, 2010
- Understanding New Hampshire’s Rule 4.2 As Applied to Corporate Litigants: An Explanation and Suggestions for Improvement, Pierce Law Review, 2004
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Personal injury attorneys help accident victims recover compensation for medical bills, lost wages, and pain & suffering. Most work on contingency — no fee unless you win.
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Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in New Hampshire
Practicing law in New Hampshire. Legal matters in New Hampshire are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Manchester are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate New Hampshire state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in New Hampshire brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in New Hampshire courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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