• Probate Litigation
• Business Litigation
• Medical Malpractice

• $3.4 million verdict in Trimble v. Bolduc, a fiduciary duty case against trustee and related entities
• $2.8 million verdict in Whittemore v. Hersey, a fiduciary duty case against trustee and attorney-in-fact
• $6 million verdict in Loconti v. Loconti (in concert with counsel representing another claimant) to compel settlor’s contractual obligation to fund trust for benefit of claimants
• Successfully defended fiduciary duty claims against Trustee relative to management and sale of manufactured housing park in Tay v. Grondin
• Successfully challenged will and trust due to incapacity and undue influence in In re Estate of Frederick W. Whittemore (affirmed on appeal)
• Successfully obtained contested trust reformation against plain meaning in Preuninger v. Youschak
• Successfully defended fiduciary duty claims against attorney-in-fact inTherrien v. Therrien
• Successfully defended trustee removal action in In re Trust of Gordon F. York
• Successfully defended challenge to will on capacity and undue influence grounds in Betjemann v. Betjemann
• Successfully defended challenge to trust on lack of consent and other grounds Belisle v. Belisle
• Successfully enforced pre-nuptial agreement in In re Hollett Estate, reversed on appeal, 150 N.H. 39, 834 A.2d 348 (2003)
• Successfully defended spendthrift trust on appeal in Scheffel v. Krueger, 146 N.H. 669, 782 A.2d 410 (2001)

Ralph is a frequent contributor to ProbateTrial.com – a resource for attorneys and the general public that offers commentary on practical and legal issues, including will and trust challenges, elder exploitation, and guardianships. In addition, the website includes a bank of sample pleadings as a resource for attorneys.

• Fellow of the American College of Trust & Estate Counsel (ACTEC)
• Federal Courts in New Hampshire and Massachusetts
• State Courts in New Hampshire and Massachusetts

• New Hampshire Estate Planning Council, Member
• ACTEC, Member
• Manchester Bar Association, Member
• New Hampshire Bar Association, Trusts & Estates Section, Member
• President of the New Hampshire Association for Justice
• Legal counsel to the Greater Manchester Chamber
• President of the Moore Disabilities Foundation.

• Best Lawyers in America (Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs, Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs), 2005 – present
• Lawyer of the Year, Best Lawyers in America (Litigation – Trusts & Estates), 2020 and 2024
• Fellow, New Hampshire Bar Foundation