Margaret R. Kerouac
Associate
Margaret is an associate in the litigation department whose practice focuses primarily upon domestic relations and personal injury matters. The scope of her domestic relations practice includes representation of clients in matters involving property valuation/division, custody disputes, post-divorce matters and appellate litigation as well as preparation of prenuptial agreements. Her experience in the personal injury field includes product liability, medical negligence, wrongful death and other bodily injury cases. Margaret has worked extensively in national pharmaceutical class action litigation, relating to a variety of pharmaceuticals, as well as other product liability litigation. She has litigated cases in various State courts and before the United States District Court, including the Federal Multi-District Litigation Panel.
Department
Litigation
Areas of Practice
- Divorce
- Parental Rights and Responsibilities
- Modification Proceedings
- Relocation Proceedings
- Support Issues
- Prenuptial Agreements
- Personal Injury
- Wrongful Death
- Medical Malpractice
- Products Liability
- Trials and Appeals
- Negotiated Settlements
Representative Clients & Work
Margaret handles all aspects of matters from discovery to trial and appellate litigation. Margaret has also handled numerous reported and unreported cases at the New Hampshire Supreme Court. The cases of Blanchflower and Blanchflower, 150 N.H. 226 (2003) as well as State of New Hampshire v. Taylor, 904 A.2d 619 (2006), are reported appellate decisions involving both divorce and personal injury matters on which Margaret assisted. Margaret has also argued before the New Hampshire Supreme Court.
Margaret has also argued before the New Hampshire Supreme Court. In the divorce context, Margaret represents individuals ranging from those with moderate means to individuals with high net worth and financially sophisticated marital estates. These cases are resolved in a variety of ways, including collaborative law, mediation, negotiation, and when necessary, trial. Margaret is a licensed collaborative law practitioner.
Margaret's personal injury experience is diverse, including representation of plaintiffs in personal injury and/or medical malpractice cases as well as the defense of large pharmaceutical corporations and automobile manufacturers in product liability litigation.
Admissions
New Hampshire, United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire
Professional & Association Memberships
- New Hampshire Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- New Hampshire Women's Bar Association (formerly on board of directors)
- New Hampshire Bar Association Family Law Section (elected to leadership of Section from 2004-present); Current vice-chair
- New Hampshire Association for Justice
- Collaborative Law Alliance
Recognition
Community Involvement
Margaret has participated in fundraising and other activities for High Hopes, YMCA, Junior Achievement, Child and Family Services, various animal welfare organizations and United Way. Margaret has also been involved in the United Way allocations process and served on the Community Investment Committee which evaluates the need of participating agencies. Margaret is a very active participant in the Bar Association's pro bono program, which provides legal services to impoverished New Hampshire residents.
As Vice Chair of the Bar's Family Law Section, Margaret assists in Management of the Section, providing benefits to other family law attorneys, and arranging and / or presenting continuing education programs for Family Law Section Members.
Career
- J.D., Suffolk University Law School, cum laude, 2000
- Top ten percent of class
- Suffolk Transnational Law Review, Member and Production Editor
- B.A., Bentley College, 1997
Recent Publications and Lectures
- New Hampshire Bar Association, "Question of Law Series: Prenuptial Agreements" (published in NH Bar News and other papers), June 2007
- "Why Prenuptial Agreements May Make Sense," New Hampshire Wedding Guide, Summer 2007
- New Hampshire Bar Association, "Question of Law Series: New Laws Control Child Custody Cases" (published in Union Leader, Nashua Telegraph, and Concord Monitor), July 2006
- Quality Assurance Privilege for Hospitals, Part II, McLane Monthly, Summer 2006
- Quality Assurance Privilege for Hospitals, McLane Monthly, Spring 2006
- Restructuring Family Law: An Overview of Recent Changes, New Hampshire Psychological Association Newsletter, October 2005
- Frequently Asked Questions About Parenting After Divorce, NH Parenting Magazine, September 2005
- Seminar: Family Law From the Front Lines, presented in January 2005
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