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ORNEY PROFILES


Janine Gawryl
Email:
jgawryl@gmac-law.com

Bar Admission: State of New Hampshire, 1977

Experience: Gawryl & MacAllister, Nashua, NH

Richards, Gawryl & MacAllister (formerly Law Offices of Edward W. Richards), Nashua, NH

NH Bar Association Pro Bono Program, Concord, NH

American Bar Association, consultant

Legal Services Corporation, consultant

University of New Hampshire, faculty, Paralegal Studies Certificate Program

Education:
Northeastern University School of Law, Boston, MA (J.D. 1977)
Antioch College, Yellow Springs, OH (B.A. 1974)

 

Attorney Gawryl graduated from Northeastern University School of Law in 1977, and was admitted to practice in the New Hampshire state and district courts that same year. She has been practicing in Nashua since 1983 and has been a principal of the law firm of Gawryl & MacAllister (formerly Richards, Gawryl & MacAllister) since 1989. Attorney Gawryl's primary practice areas are litigation, including family law, worker's compensation, Erisa claims, social security law, and personal injury. She was selected by the Superior Court to be the original mediator for the Court's Rule 170 mediation program. Attorney Gawryl has served on numerous New Hampshire Bar Association committees, and is a member of the NH Trial Lawyers Association, the American Bar Association, and the NH Bar Foundation. She has also served as a member of the Board of Directors of several non-profit agencies and has been active in local government. Attorney is currently a Master, and a member of the Executive Committee of the Webster-Batchelder Inn of Court, a local chapter of the American Inns of Court.

Attorney Gawryl has successfully argued numerous cases in the trial courts and appeals before the New Hampshire Supreme Court, and as a result changed standards of law within this state.

 

 

 

Attorney Gawryl's appearances before the Supreme Court can be found at:  

 

á       In the Matter of Veta Rossino and Joseph Rossino __ N.H. __ (Apr. 21, 2006) [Oral argument] [Decision]

                        Marital: Established standards for imputing income to a child support obligor

                        Joseph MacAllister as trial counsel, Janine Gawryl on the brief and orally

 

á       In the Matter of Lucille Rossino and Joseph Rossino,  __ N.H. __ (Feb. 24, 2006) [Oral argument] [Decision]

                        Marital: Established standards for imputing income to a child support obligor

                        Joseph MacAllister as trial counsel, Janine Gawryl on the brief and orally 

á       Appeal of Gabriel Salas (3JX) [Oral argument][Order]

                        Workers Compensation: Indemnity benefits

 

á       Berry v. Watchtower, 152 N.H. 407 (2005) [Oral Argument] [Decision]

                        Whether a religious organization has a common law duty to report child abuse to secular authorities

                        Janine Gawryl as trial counsel, Jared O'Connor on the brief, Marci Hamilton orally

 

á       Osman v. Gagnon, 152 N.H. 359 (2005) [Oral Argument] [Decision]

                        Establishing res judicata limits to small claims court decisions

                        Janine Gawryl as trial counsel, Jared O'Connor on the brief and orally

 

á       In re Fournier, 147 N.H. 275, 786 A.2d 854 (Dec 11, 2001) [Decision]
            Worker's Compensation: Permanent Impairment awards

 

á       Fillmore v. Fillmore, 147 N.H. 283, 786 A.2d 849 (Dec 11, 2001) [Decision]
            Domestic Violence: Established standards of proof

 

á       Sommers v. Sommers, 143 N.H. 686, 742 A.2d 94 (July 2, 1999) [Decision]
            Marital: Modification of Property Distribution under Divorce Decree

 

á       Appeal of Briggs, 138 N.H. 623, 645 A.2d 655 (July 6, 1994)
            Worker's Compensation: Established entitlement to benefits for Repetitive Stress Injuries

 

á       Morancy v. Morancy, 134 N.H. 493, 593 A.2d 1158, N.H., Jul 26, 1991
           
Torts: established standard for Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress claims

 

á       Panas v. Harakis, 129 N.H. 591, 529 A.2d 976, N.H., Aug 06, 1987
            False Imprisonment; Mental Injury; and Remitter: Whether $1.2 Million jury verdict was proper

 

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Joseph W. MacAllister
Email:
jmac@gmac-law.com

Bar Admission: State of New Hampshire, 1985

Experience: Gawryl & MacAllister, Nashua, NH

Richards, Gawryl & MacAllister
(formerly Law Offices of Edward W. Richards), Nashua, NH

Education: Franklin Pierce Law Center, Concord, NH (J.D. 1985)
U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD (B.S. 1976)

 

Attorney Joseph W. MacAllister was admitted to practice in the State of New Hampshire, and before the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire in 1985. He has been a principal of the law firm of Gawryl & MacAllister (formerly Richards, Gawryl & MacAllister) since 1989 and has been practicing in Nashua since 1985. Attorney MacAllister's primary practice areas are criminal law, family law, real estate law and personal injury. Attorney MacAllister has served on New Hampshire Bar Association committees, and is a member of the NH Trial Lawyers Association, the American Trial Lawyers Association, the NH Bar Foundation and NH Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. He is a mediator in civil cases, a neutral evaluator in domestic relations cases for the New Hampshire Superior Court system, and a Certified Guardian ad Litem. He has also served as a member and Chairman of his local School Board.

 

Attorney MacAllister's appearances before the Supreme Court can be found at:  

 

á       In the Matter of Veta Rossino and Joseph Rossino __ N.H. __ (Apr. 21, 2006) [Oral argument] [Decision]

                        Marital: Established standards for imputing income to a child support obligor

                        Joseph MacAllister as trial counsel, Janine Gawryl on the brief and orally 

 

á       In the Matter of Lucille Rossino and Joseph Rossino,  __ N.H. __ (Feb. 24, 2006) [Oral argument] [Decision]

                        Marital: Established standards for imputing income to a child support obligor

                        Joseph MacAllister as trial counsel, Janine Gawryl on the brief and orally 

 

á       Multi-Pro Flooring v. Michael Johnson (3JX) [Oral argument] [Order]

                        Consumer protection act; summary judgment; attorney’s fees

              Joseph MacAllister as trial counsel, Jared O'Connor on the brief and orally 

 

á       Kerouac v. Town of Hollis, 139 N.H. 554, 660 A.2d 1080 (June 1, 1995)

                        Constitutional challenge to municipal regulations 

 

á       Kidder v. Kidder, 135 N.H. 609, 609 A.2d 1197, (June 2, 1992)

                        Marital: standards for ordering alimony 

 

á       State v. Meaney, 134 N.H. 741, 599 A.2d 120, (Nov. 6, 1991)

                        Criminal procedure: suppression of evidence

 

 

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Jared P. O'Connor
Email:
joconnor@gmac-law.com

Bar Admission: State of New Hampshire, 2003

Experience: Gawryl & MacAllister, Nashua, NH

New Hampshire Attorney General, Concord, NH

New Hampshire Legal Assistance, Portsmouth, NH

Education: Boston College Law School, Newton, MA
(J.D. 2003, Magna Cum Laude)

University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
(B.S. 1995, Cum Laude)


 

Attorney Jared P. O'Connor was admitted to practice in New Hampshire state and federal district courts in 2003. He is an associate in the firm Gawryl & MacAllister. Prior to joining Gawryl & MacAllister, he was a chef, journalist and market research analyst. Attorney O'Connor's primary practice areas are workers’ compensation, appellate litigation and bankruptcy. Attorney O'Connor is a member of the New Hampshire Bar Association, the Order of the Coif, the American Bankruptcy Institute, and is an executive committee member of the Webster-Batchelder chapter of the American Inns of Court.

 

 

 

Attorney O'Connor's appearances before the Supreme Court can be found at:  

 

á       State of N.H. v. Mark Taylor, __ N.H.__  [Oral Argument] [Decision pending]

                        Whether a personal injury settlement is considered income for calculating child support

 

á       Merchants Mutual v. Daniel Hardy, __ N.H.__ [Brief] [Oral Argument] [Decision pending]

                        Whether a commercial insurance policy excludes coverage for third party indemnity claims

arising out of workers compensation.

 

á       Multi-Pro Flooring v. Michael Johnson (3JX) [Oral Argument] [Decision]

                        Consumer protection act; summary judgment; attorney’s fees

                        Joseph MacAllister as trial counsel, Jared O'Connor on the brief and orally

 

á       Berry v. Watchtower, 152 N.H. 407 (2005) [Oral Argument] [Decision]

                        Whether a religious organization has a common law duty to report child abuse to secular authorities

                        Janine Gawryl as trial counsel, Jared O'Connor on the brief, Marci Hamilton orally

 

á       Osman v. Gagnon, 152 N.H. 359 (2005) [Oral Argument] [Decision]

                        Establishing res judicata limits to small claims court decisions

                        Janine Gawryl as trial counsel, Jared O'Connor on the brief and orally

 


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Kurt DeVylder

email: kdevylder@gmac-law.com

Bar Admission: State of New Hampshire, 2007

New Hampshire Federal District Court, 2007

Experience: Gawryl & MacAllister, Nashua, NH

Hillsborough County Attorney, Manchester, NH

New Hampshire Attorney General, Criminal Bureau, Concord, NH

Cambridge Public Schools Office of Legal Counsel, Cambridge, MA

Education: Northeastern University School of Law, Boston, MA

Connecticut College, New London, CT (B.A. in Government, 2004)

 

   


 

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