Charles A. DeGrandpre
Senior Director, Portsmouth Office
Charlie's practice is concentrated in the area of wills and trust administration. He currently serves as trustee of several private, family, trusts.
Department
Areas of Practice
- Wills, Trusts & Estates
- Probate Administration
- Expert Witness
- Probate Litigation
- Business Law
Representative Clients & Work
In Re Dumaine, 135 N.H. 103, 600 A.2d 127 (1991); Brouillard v. Governor & Council, 114 N.H. 541, 323 A.2d 901 (1974); N.H. Household & Storage v. Public Utilities Commission, 117 N.H. 1038, 381 A.2d 745 (1977); Milne Enterprises v. State of New Hampshire, 113 N.H. 516, 309 A.2d 911 (1973).
Admissions
N.H. Bar Association; United States District Court, District of New Hampshire; First Circuit Court of Appeals; United States Supreme Court; Fellow of the American College of Trusts & Estates Counsel (ACTEC)
Professional & Association Memberships
Former Chair of New Hampshire Bar Foundation; Former Chair of Board of Trustees of Strawbery Banke; Former Chair of Board of Trustees of Canterbury Shaker Village; Former director of the University of New Hampshire Foundation
Recognition
Woodward's Best Lawyers In America, 2005-2006, Trusts & Estates; New Hampshire Bar Foundation 2006 Honorary Fellow; 1982 recipient of the New Hampshire "Volunteer of the Year" award from Governor Hugh Gallen; New Hampshire Bar Association, twice receiving the President's Award for his service to the Association.
Community Involvement
Charlie presently serves as trustee and director of several charitable organizations.
Career
- J.D., University of Michigan, 1961
- B.A., Clark University, 1958
Recent Publications and Lectures
Author of the legal treatise entitled, Wills, Trusts and Gifts and the author of a three volume treatise entitled, New Hampshire Probate Law and Procedure. Charlie is also the author of the Lex Loci column which appears quarterly in the New Hampshire Bar Journal.
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