- New Hampshire
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Jacqueline A. Leary
Associate, Litigation Department
Jacqueline is Vice Chair of McLane Middleton’s Family Law Practice Group and a member of the firm’s Criminal Law Practice Group.
Jacqueline’s family law practice is focused on complex divorce and parenting issues for clients with substantial assets and complex cases. Jacqueline also assists clients experiencing high levels of conflict throughout New Hampshire and Massachusetts. She also assists clients in the mediation process as part of an Alternative Dispute Resolution strategy. In addition, she handles a wide-variety of family related issues, including parenting rights and responsibilities, alimony, child support, modification of orders, prenuptial agreements, and postnuptial agreements, legal separations, and adoptions.
As a member of the firm’s Litigation Department, she also assists clients in a wide variety of other litigation matters.
Jacqueline received her J.D. Magna Cum Laude from the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law (2017) and her B.A. Summa Cum Laude from the University of New Haven’s Honors Program (2014). Jacqueline also received her certificate in Health Law and Policy. During law school, Jacqueline was a member of the Daniel Webster Scholar Honors Program, a Simoneau Family Fellow, and a Bruce E. Friedman and Jeanie Jacobs Goldberg Scholarship Recipient.
Jacqueline teaches Domestic Violence classes at the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law for Daniel Webster Scholars.
Admissions
Involvement
- New Hampshire Bar Association, Gender Equality Committee, Co-Vice Chair
- City of Manchester, Central Business Service District Advisory Board, Co-Chair
- Webster Batchelder Inn of Court, Board Member
- New Hampshire Bar Association Leadership Academy, Class of 2022
- New Hampshire Association of Justice (NHAJ), Executive Committee, Board of Governors, Merrimack County Governor and Co-Chair of the Family Law Section
- Greater Manchester Chamber’s Manchester Young Professionals – Executive Board – Vice Chair; Young Leaders Council; Chair of Engage Action Committee; former member of Membership Engagement Committee; former Co-Chair – Community Engagement Committee
- NH Bar Foundation, Fostering Legal Independence Committee
- DOVE Program
- New Hampshire Bar Association, Gender Equality Committee
- Advanced Family Law Pro Bono Divorce Camp CLE, Planning Group and Faculty (2019)
- Manchester Bar Association, Member
- Boston Bar Association, Member
- Massachusetts Bar Association
- NH Women’s Bar Association
Awards
- New Hampshire Bar Association and Pro Bono Referral Program, Pro Bono Rising Star (2020)
- Daniel Webster Scholar (2017)
- Simoneau Family Fellow (2015)
Speaking Engagements
- What Troubles May Lurk Ahead When It Comes to Treatment of Trust Interest in Divorce (New Hampshire Association of Justice 22nd Annual Family Law Forum, 2/4/2022)
Articles
- The Tax Consequences Conundrum in Valuing Assets in a Divorce (1/31/22)
- What Troubles May Lurk Ahead When It Comes To Treatment of Trust Interest in Divorce (11/17/21)
- New Hampshire Law Regarding Relocating a Minor Child Out of State (10/28/21)
- Know the Law: Relocating a Minor Child Out of New Hampshire (8/29/21)
- The Impact of COVID-19 on Advancement of Women in the Workplace (4/16/21)
- NH Legislators Are All Ears: Young Professional Advocacy (2/16/21)
- Know the Law: An Adoption and Legal Challenge (8/16/20)
- How to Handle Your Parenting Plan During COVID-19 (4/6/20)
- End of Marriage Can Spell End of Couple’s Business Relationships (3/8/20)
- How to Safeguard Your Family Business in Divorce (11/20/19)
- Know the Law: Will the New Tax Laws Make Divorce Settlement More Difficult? (6/9/19)
- Court’s LGBTQ Ruling Awaited (5/9/19)
- Know the Law: Three New Year’s Resolutions for Employers (1/14/19)
- Know the Law: Employees and Their Personnel File Rights (8/27/18)
- Know the Law: Federal Rules for Youth Workers (5/21/18)
- Know the Law: Rules for Young Workers (4/22/18)
- New Law Changes Treatment of Trust Interest in Divorce (11/15/17)
- Resource Guide for Addiction and Mental Health Care Consumers (9/7/16)
- Closing the Pay Gap? EEOC Seeks to Expand Reporting Data to Cover Wage Discrimination (9/2/16)
Recognitions
Latest News
- Jacqueline Leary to Present at Heartbreaker Family Law Forum (January 12, 2022)
- Jacqueline Leary Recognized with Pro Bono Rising Star Award (February 27, 2020)
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