James C. Wheat
Member
jwheat@wadleighlaw.com
Areas of Practice:
Civil litigation on behalf of both plaintiffs and
defendants, commercial law and alternative dispute resolution.
Professional:
Admitted to practice in New Hampshire, 1972. Law Clerk, New Hampshire
Supreme Court, 1971-1972. Member of the Massachusetts, New Hampshire and
American Bar Associations and the Defense Research Institute, a
Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and
a member of Outstanding
Lawyers of America. He is a recipient of
the New Hampshire Bar Association President's Award for Service to the
Profession, was a member of the Civil Justice Reform Advisory Group for the District
of New Hampshire, 1991-1995, and lectures for the New Hampshire Bar Association and
New Hampshire Trial Lawyers Association.
Mr. Wheat
is rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell, and has been selected for
inclusion in the National Register's Who's
Who in Executives and Professionals for the 2005-06
edition. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America in the area of
commercial litigation, and has also been recognized by Chambers USA as a leader in the
same area.
Other Activities:
Past President, Manchester Association for Retarded Citizens.
Education:
B.A. from the University of Massachusetts, 1968; J.D., Boston
University, 1971.
Personal:
Born Pittsfield, Massachusetts, April 28, 1946.