Graham W. Steadman
Counsel, Litigation Department
Office603-628-1189
900 Elm Street
10th Floor
Manchester, NH 03101

Graham is Counsel in the firm’s Business Litigation Practice Group, where he represents companies, public bodies, and individuals in complex commercial disputes in state and federal courts, including contract, insurance coverage, construction, real estate, business tort, and shareholder disputes, as well as municipal, government-transparency, and Right-to-Know (RSA 91-A) matters.

Graham also represents clients in criminal matters and government investigations, and maintains a plaintiff-side practice in wrongful death and serious personal injury cases.

Prior to joining McLane Middleton, Graham was a New Hampshire Superior Court Judicial Law Clerk. Before clerking, Graham served as a Special Assistant County Attorney at the Hillsborough County Attorney’s Office in Manchester, New Hampshire.

During law school, Graham was a judicial intern to Justices Robert J. Lynn and James P. Bassett of the New Hampshire Supreme Court. Additionally, Graham was a member of the Daniel Webster Scholar Honors Program and served as the Chief Notes Editor of the University of New Hampshire Law Review.

Graham received his J.D. Cum Laude from the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law and his B.A. Magna Cum Laude from the University of Rhode Island where he double majored in History and Political Science.

Admissions

  • New Hampshire
  • United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire
  • United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Involvement

  • New Hampshire Bar Association, Committee on Cooperation with the Courts (2026 – 2027)
  • New Hampshire Bar Association, Business Litigation Section
  • New Hampshire Bar Association, Leadership Academy (2026)
  • McLane Middleton AI Adoption and Governance Committee
  • Cmar Scholarship Fund, Board Member
  • New Hampshire Association for Justice, Member
  • Charles C. Doe American Inns of Court (2017-2019)

Awards

  • Best Lawyers in America:  Ones to Watch (Commercial Litigation), 2023 – 2025
  • New England Super Lawyers Rising Stars (General Litigation), 2023 – present
  • University of New Hampshire School of Law, Daniel Webster Scholar