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John A. Lassey
Member
jlassey@wadleighlaw.com
Areas of Practice:
Civil litigation, mediation and arbitration.
Professional:
John is a trial
lawyer who represents clients in personal injury, medical
malpractice, legal malpractice, products liability and insurance coverage
cases. He is also frequently asked to serve as a mediator or arbitrator by
others who are involved in such litigation. He was admitted in 1978 to practice in all New Hampshire courts,
including the United States District Court for the District of New
Hampshire, and the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in
1990.
John served as managing member of the firm from 1998 to 2004.
He has been an instructor for the New Hampshire Bar Association's
and the New Hampshire Trial Lawyers Association's continuing education programs on various topics of insurance
law and volunteers as a mediator for the New Hampshire Superior Court
and the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire. He
is rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell.
John is a member
of the following professional organizations:
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New Hampshire Bar Association (Committee on Cooperation with
Courts and the Alternative Dispute Resolution, Municipal &
Governmental Law and Federal Practice Sections); |
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Manchester Bar Association; |
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American Bar Association (Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution and Law Practice
Management Sections); |
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New
Hampshire Trial Lawyers Association; |
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Defense Research Institute; |
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Tri-State Defense Lawyers Association; |
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Webster-Batchelder Chapter of the
American Inns of Court (Executive Committee, 1996 - present; Treasurer,
2007 - 2008); |
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Association for Conflict Resolution; and |
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New Hampshire Conflict Resolution Association. |
New! Check out Mediation
Stuff, John's ADR Web Log.
Publications Available Online:
 | After
the Deputy Leaves, December 11, 2006
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 | Dealing
with Insurance Company Claims Representatives, September 24, 2006
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 | Effective
Negotiation and Settlement Techniques, January 31, 2008
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Errors
& Omissions Coverage, May 13, 2005
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Ethics
for Insurance Defense Counsel, January 31, 2008
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Excess
& Umbrella Coverage, May 13, 2005
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New Case Law on Premises Liability, August 19, 2000
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 | New
Light on Loss of Earning Capacity, October 18, 2002
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 | Of
Potted Plants and Personal Injury: a Contrarian View of Mediation,
September 6, 2007
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 | Preparing
(Your Opponent) for Mediation, May 12, 2008
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OK,
Folks; What Do We Do Now? The Impact of the Simplex Decision,
March 4, 2001
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Summary
of 2008 Changes to New Hampshire’s Right-to-Know Law (RSA 91-A), July
14, 2008 |
Other Activities:
John serves as Moderator of the Town of Deering, New
Hampshire, and as Chairman of the town's Zoning Board of Adjustment. In
2003, he was appointed by the New Hampshire Municipal Association to a
commission tasked with recommending changes to New Hampshire's Right to Know
law (RSA
Chapter 91-A), in light of advances in computer technology. The
duties of the Right to Know Study Commission, by the terms of its enabling
legislation, ended in October 2004 when it filed its final
report. The Commission was renewed in 2005 by
an act of the New Hampshire Legislature (House
Bill 41) as a five-year oversight commission. John was
appointed to the new commission by the Municipal Association, and was
elected by the group to serve as its Vice Chairman.
Prior to attending law school, he was President of Liquid
Assets, Inc., a soft drink manufacturing company in central Montana.
Education:
B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Idaho, 1966;
J.D. from Franklin Pierce Law Center, 1978.
Military Service:
U.S. Army Ordnance Corps, 1966 - 1970. Platoon Leader
and General Staff Officer, Heidelberg, Germany. Rank: Captain.
Personal:
Born Phoenix, Arizona, June 8, 1944. |